[Market-farming] agribon 15

lucy Owsley boulderbelt at voyager.net
Sat May 10 04:51:12 EDT 2008


The problem with Tulle is at $68 for 50yds it is a lot more expensive  
than agribond 15 (which is $128 for a 1000' x 83" roll of agribon 19,  
which is far better row cover than the too light and wimpy ag 15).

I have been using row covers for at least 13 years and use them for  
almost everything.

I much prefer to use it on hoops than let it float on crops as crops  
do better without the weight. i get abrasions and deformed leaves if  
i leave it on without hoops and the plants produce a bit better when  
not being bummed out by the row cover weight.

I use it on flowering crops such as melons and zucchini. I will leave  
it on after flowers appear (especially the early crops where cold is  
an issue) and hand pollinate the squashes, melons, cukes, etc. I use  
this on strawberries and pollinators always seem to get under the row  
covers as i have never hand pollinated a strawberry plant and we  
always get good sets of fruit even when they are both under row  
covers and in a hoop house

For all plants it goes on as soon as the seeds are planted or the  
transplants are in the ground. It is very important to cover the  
seedlings ASAP because insects will find the plants in 12 to 24 hours  
and if you wait you will end up covering infested plants which is far  
worse than no cover at all. as for direct seeding it makes  
germination better.

We keep the agribond 19 on non flowering plants until they are  
finished, with the exception of lettuce which I have found for best  
color and leaf texture remove the covers a week or so before  
harvesting (but leave them nearby if you are having storms as row  
cover is great for hale protection, unless it is huge hale)

I get about 2 years out of a cover. By the second season it is ripped  
up but still usable for a lot of things in the field. After its'  
field use is done I have used this stuff for all sorts of things from  
barn insulation (stuff it into holes) to nesting box bedding to  
halloween ghosts for a haunted woods.


Lucy Goodman	
Boulder Belt Eco-Farm
Eaton, OH
http://boulderbelt.blogspot.com




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