Comments on: Floating Row Covers

By: denise

denise — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:55:06 +0000

I live in Texas and it’s hot. The grasshoppers are coming and I need to protect my black eye peas. Can I use the floating covers for this?

By: Phyllis Shoop

Phyllis Shoop — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:54:01 +0000

My husband made covers for his radishes. He made a light weight frame of cedar & covered it with nylon screen. It was simple, cheap & very effective. Never a worm in the radish bed.

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Vegetable Garden Cover for Winter Protection — Veggie Gardening Tips — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:43:54 +0000

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By: Sherlyn Kulay

Sherlyn Kulay — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:48:49 +0000

what kind of material can we use for floating row covers? I’m from the philippines and I don’t know If our local farm supplier would carry that, so I’m thinking about substituting by going to a textile supplier. maybe you have the technical name for the floating row cover.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:03:12 +0000

Hi Dan, the floating row covers do increase the temps underneath. There are different weights or thicknesses of the covers. For growth during the summer I always use the lightest covers available to help keep the plants from getting too hot under the material.

By: Dan Pittillo

Dan Pittillo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:11:11 +0000

I had peanut beans scorched in the sun beneath floating row cover. Has anyone else had this problem?

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Growing Sweet Potatoes in the Home Garden — Veggie Gardening Tips — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:38:58 +0000

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By: Michael Hahn

Michael Hahn — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:27:28 +0000

We have the new replacment for TufBell Floating Row Covers.

Please check out the website.

Thanks, Michael Hahn Michael@Fabrimetrics.com