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Also you might consider fruit cages/coverings too. Birds etc will strip your plants.
Netting is also good for stopping squirrel bastards from digging up 'bulbs' (garlic, onion sets etc.)
You should also cover onions , leeks, shallots with a fine mesh (Enviomesh) when initially growing (not sure if it can come off later - I should check) to stop onion fly. Growing from sets reduces the risk of the larvae fucking shit up but does not stop it.
The other problem is, of course, slugs. They'll get at seedlings before they've even emerged (or you've had the chance to see them poking out of the ground). Beer traps (or a mix of flour, sugar and yeast) works well but needs frequent monitoring and emptying/topping up.
With netting have a think about hedgehogs. We don't have any on our allotment :( but if we did they'd be dead before too long as they do get tangled up in netting.
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olaf_von_pokemon
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I've got an allotment question this time.
What crops need covering up from pests? I see people covering young seedlings with netting, I guess it's to keep birds off.
I'm guessing brassicas?
I don't want to plant out our precious seedlings just to have them gobbled up.