Shade/Insect Cage Idea
This was for my cabbage, but the idea applies if you need a cheap and easy shade cage. Collapsible mesh laundry baskets from the dollar store. Get decent wire cutters, cut the tops off and put them over the plant upside-down. Shove some of the bare wire into the ground to keep it in place.
[IMG]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee10/kjstuff/cabbage-cage.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee10/kjstuff/cabbage-cage2.jpg[/IMG] Ta-da! The idea falls apart when the plant gets larger, but hey, it works for a while. |
Very clever! What a great idea. Thanks for sharing! :D
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Awesome idea!
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I use those to harvest greens- easy to do a first rinse right in the basket.
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[SIZE=4]What a great idea you had :clap: I am going to try this, only I think that I will use garden staples or tent spikes to hold the laundry basket down, and maybe not cut a few of the baskets.
There are large sized laundry bags too. They would keep the thrip butterflys off my broccoli, ect! . If I cut a bag and draped the fabric over a dwarf cucumber plant-do you think it would protect the plant from the dreaded cucumber beetle? . :clap: for your super idea:) [/SIZE] |
Probably, but maybe find some other type of mesh that will let in enough sunlight for the cukes. The bottoms of my laundry baskets are solid fabric.
Best of luck! |
[QUOTE=KayJay;622159]Probably, but maybe find some other type of mesh that will let in enough sunlight for the cukes. The bottoms of my laundry baskets are solid fabric.
Best of luck![/QUOTE] [SIZE=4]I didn't think of the mesh blocking that much sunlight. That is something to think about, still it is a brilliant idea for other vegetables!:D[/SIZE] |
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