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* Protecting winter crops, allowing them to produce softer, more palatable growth than unprotected plants<ref name="RHS"/> |
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* Winter protection for ornamental plants and fruit blossom<ref name="RHSfruit">[http://www.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=275] British [[Royal Horticultural Society]] website page ''Protecting fruit from frost''</ref> |
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* Protection from pests such as pigeons,<ref>[http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/use-horticultural-fleece/ Gardeners' Tips blog]</ref> rabbits, [[carrot fly]],<ref name="RHScarrotfly">[http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0500/carrot.asp] British [[Royal Horticultural Society]] website page ''Carrot fly (''Psila rosae'')''</ref> [[Pieris rapae|Small White]] and [[Large White]] butterflies etc.<ref name="Blog"/> |
* Protection from pests such as pigeons,<ref>[http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/use-horticultural-fleece/ Gardeners' Tips blog]</ref> rabbits, [[carrot fly]],<ref name="RHScarrotfly">[http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0500/carrot.asp] British [[Royal Horticultural Society]] website page ''Carrot fly (''Psila rosae'')''</ref> [[Pieris rapae|Small White]] and [[Large White]] butterflies etc.<ref name="Blog"/> |
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Revision as of 15:40, 13 January 2012
Horticultural fleece is a thin, unwoven, polypropylene fabric that is used as a floating mulch to protect early crops and other delicate plants from cold weather, frost, and insect pests. It admits light, air and rain but creates a microclimate around the developing plants, allowing them to grow faster than unprotected crops.[1]
Method of use
Available in rolls of various widths, fleece is laid out across the sown seedbed or young growing plants.[2] The edges are either pegged down (if the site is small, or not too exposed to winds) or buried in slit trenches. It will stretch slightly in use, allowing the plants to grow.[2] For taller plants grown in rows or blocks, heavy-duty fleece can be used to create cloches. When used as winter protection the fleece is wrapped around, or fastened over, delicate plants, to protect them from frost and scorching by cold winds.
Uses
- Extending the growing season for vegetables by allowing earlier sowings in spring and later cropping in autumn[1]
- Hardening-off seedlings before transplanting them[1]
- Protecting winter crops, allowing them to produce softer, more palatable growth than unprotected plants[1]
- Providing extra warmth for crops of borpage Protecting fruit from frost</ref>
- Protection from pests such as pigeons,[3] rabbits, carrot fly,[4] Small White and Large White butterflies etc.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d [1] British Royal Horticultural Society website page Using horticultural fleece on early crops (Archived)
- ^ a b c [2] wbnnorthhills, horticultural blog
- ^ Gardeners' Tips blog
- ^ [3] British Royal Horticultural Society website page Carrot fly (Psila rosae)
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