08-31-2008, 04:22 PM
We also screened using some very inexpensive mosquito netting from Ace. We put everything in tubs up off the ground, put a trellis type top on everything and hang the netting over top and clip it in place with clothespins. We have done really well with the cucumbers and tomatoes so far. Lettuce we have not had to do this with but they are hydroponic and if we needed to we could do those as well. The flavor of home grown is just so good and worth the extra effort.
This took us several tries beginning a few years ago of trial and error and thinking outside our limited knowledge of growing elsewhere to come up with some of these things to try. Just about anything to keep the bugs away from the plants so that they can't invade it is worth a try.
This took us several tries beginning a few years ago of trial and error and thinking outside our limited knowledge of growing elsewhere to come up with some of these things to try. Just about anything to keep the bugs away from the plants so that they can't invade it is worth a try.