[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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