I seem to live in the pest belt here in Canada. The onion maggots get my onions and garlic early the aphids move in and devour the lettuce and leafy crops, I have cabbage moth, potato beetles and slugs. Anyway you get my point. I started covering my garden 2 years ago. What a difference it makes. I can finally dream of being organic. A visit to the discount store and you can get some fairly inexpensive sheer curtains. They work a treat, providing a bit of shade for new plants while still letting in rain. I notice too the soil under stays moist much longer. We are on the second year and the sheers are standing up to the elements. I have run them through the washer too.
I seem to live in the pest belt here in Canada. The onion maggots get my onions and garlic early the aphids move in and devour the lettuce and leafy crops, I have cabbage moth, potato beetles and slugs. Anyway you get my point. I started covering my garden 2 years ago. What a difference it makes. I can finally dream of being organic. A visit to the discount store and you can get some fairly inexpensive sheer curtains. They work a treat, providing a bit of shade for new plants while still letting in rain. I notice too the soil under stays moist much longer. We are on the second year and the sheers are standing up to the elements. I have run them through the washer too.