mini cloches?

**Flummery** · 23-03-2008, 01:45 PM

They're useful when you plant out seedlings. For example I raise lettuces in a small pot and then dib them out into modules. When they've got a bit of a root system I pop them in the garden. Mini-cloches stop the slugs getting at them (which is the reason I don't sow direct).

**petal** · 23-03-2008, 01:49 PM

I use smaller bottles on top of canes to stop me poking my eye out and i use bottles on shorter canes with netting over them - to support the netting over my strawberries for example. i use larger pop bottles as lids over pots to stop the cat sitting on germinating seeds on the window sill. Also, when i plant pumpkins out I put pop bottles over them for protection for the first week. Also, i use bottles sunk into my tomato grow bags to direct water to their roots.

**allotmentlady** · 23-03-2008, 04:57 PM

lettuces, young seedlings, warming up the soil if you leave the lid on! Protect courgette plants until they get bigger

**Hans Mum** · 23-03-2008, 06:34 PM

i used mine last year to protect peas from mice and birds you need to get them quite deeply in and dont forget to take the top off for ventilation

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