Garden bed protection diy

Want to learn how to cover a raised garden bed to protect your crops from pest or extend your growing season? Check out this post with helpful tutorial.

Planting season is upon us, so let me tell you a little story of how this garden came to be. When we bought a house last year, I failed to inquire about the summer weather, thinking it would be just as warm and clear as it was on our open house day. NOPE. Instead, I encountered summers full of chilly fog and harsh winds, much to the dismay of my aspiring green thumb.

Cabbage butterflies LOVE brassicas and other winter greens. And trust me, the last thing you want is a butterfly laying its eggs on your veggie seedlings and having caterpillars chomp away at its tender leaves, possibly destroying the entire seedling! Today, I’m excited to share an easy method of bu

This Cheap and Easy Raised Bed Cover protects from Pests, Wind, Frost, Sun Damage, and Everything else that can damage your Garden.Thanks for the kind words ...

all it takes to protect your plants from frost in your raised garden bed is a quick and easy frost tunnel. Here's how to set one up!

Lannie Armstrong on Instagram: "I use this DIY hoop cover system as a season extender and barrier to protect the garden from frost and pests. During the fall and spring, I use fine insect netting to prevent the white moth from laying eggs and chewing on my brassicas once the eggs hatch. Depending on what I'm growing, it could be deer netting to simply protect the wildlife from devouring my vegetables. During the freezing winter, the cover is replaced with 6 mil plastic sheeting to protect…

by Matt Gibson Every gardener is thankful to have row covers on hand when the temperatures drop. Not only do these inexpensive, DIY insulators protect your plants from cold and wind, they also keep out insects, fight against the spread of disease, and keep soil and plants from overheating. Also known as garden fabric, garden […]

Materials You Need to Make Row Covers Over Raised Bed Garden. PEX pipe: This type of plastic pipe is easily available in the plumbing section of most home improvement stores. For this purpose, you need 5 feet of ½ ” diameter PEX for every hoop segment on our 3-foot wide bed. You need one segment for every 3 feet of length for a total of 5 hoops per bed.