[Market-farming] agribon 15
Bill Shoemaker
wshoemak at inil.com
Fri May 9 12:00:23 EDT 2008
Thanks Pat. I thought that might be it. Good idea. Innerfacing really is the
same thing, just different weights. They are "spun-bonded". Rather than
weaving the fibers, they are blown out and bonded at points or randomly,
creating sheets of material. They are made from polyesters and
polypropylenes.
Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html
> Yes, it's sold in fabric departments. It's the stuff bride's veils are
> made out of - you can probably picture it by thinking of it that way.
> It's
> full of holes, in other words.
>
> It will not keep beet leaf miners off chard, for example. But the holes
> are small enough that it does keep out cabbage butterflies and moths. If
> I'm careful not to tear it, I can use it for a couple of seasons.
>
> Interfacing *is* very similar to row cover: the first time I bought row
> cover, I realized the similarity. They're both non-woven. I don't know
> how they are put together, but it isn't a process of weaving. But the
> nylon net isn't anything like them.
>
> Pat
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