My SFG using hula hoops for net support

Hula hoops for net support!
Hello from Ireland, Europe. I am new to SFG. So far I have built two 4x4 beds. I have used hula hoops to support my neeting which keeps the pigeons at bay! I used conduit brackets and sheet metal screws to keep the hula hoops in place. Here are my photos!



rosiejoe


Hula hoops

What a great idea! I'm going to go get some hula hoops!

HOW PRETTY!!!! Did you CUT them?

I just love the colours, no matter what your wheather conditions are, your garden will look bright

Simply Brilliant!

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

Bec

is that 1 hula hoop per hoop? my dd just asked if we could do the same to her garden!

Yes that is one hula hoop per hoop ok. I have to admit it was my husbands idea so I cant take the credit but it is proving to be one hell of an idea to keep the pigeons at bay! I am glad to share.

Fantastic...wonderful color in the garden.

I love this idea! Very clever.
I have to find some hula hoops, so I can do it too.

I may have to get a couple of these for my youngest son's box. He has each side painted a different color and this would look great on it.

How Neat !! You have a lovely garden..

AWESOME :o

LOVE the hoops and your garden. Thanks for sharing!

I'm so glad you shared it with us! Husband and I are still in the planning stage. I know, we're a bit slow! Hee hee. I really love your hula hoop idea. I had seen a protective netting and metal that you could bend to make arches in one of the catalogs I get, but your hula hoops are already bent and arching. A much easier, cleaner idea! Love it! Must show husband!

I use these clamps to attach the netting to the pvc and then just put garden staples around the outside. http://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/1725-Medium-Snap-Clamps-20-per-pak---for-use-with----Black-Poly-or-PVC-Pipe.htm

This is brilliant! Simply brilliant!

Hula hoops
Thanks for all the kind words! To secure the neeting on the hoops I used small little cable ties. I used 3 ties on each hoop. One tie on top and two on the sides. The netting then stays in place in the wind no problem. The netting is so stretchy that you can lift it up and still work away and tend to your garden from every side. The hoops just lift out of the conduit bracket so are very easily removed netting and all altogether if you so wish. It takes just a second to replace them again without a bother. The netting had to be cut to fit each box. It seem to be a perfect width but it was millions of meters long when I bought it. One can buy more sombre coloured hoops- I just liked the colourful ones! I have some very disappointed looking pigeons sitting on the ESB wires overhead. They must make alternative arrangements for their dinner!
I am growing spring cabbage to go with the bacon! red cabbage, leaf lettuce,white lisbon scallions, betroot, carrots, garlic, shalots and spinach!

I LOVE that .....love it!

There is another post floating around out there; someone asked what you would do differently with your SFG. Well, I would make mine a colorful garden. I would paint the boxes a funky color and use your hula hoop idea....how FUN is that?!?

I love it.

In the stores around here, it seems to be dark in color. Your green netting is so much more cheerful. It's interesting to hear it is stretchy. Does the place that has the clamps for holding the netting on the hoops also have that netting? Does anyone back here know where one can send away for that type of netting?

I really love the color you painted your boards., too! You get an A plus! Hee hee! That's an excellant grade back here!

Oh, speaking of grades, how do we grade the photos in the album section? I was looking at one the other day and saw that it has a section to grade them from 1 to 5 I think and wasn't sure which was the excellant grade and which was the opposite. I realized I better exit out of the grading until I knew or I might accidently hurt someone's feelings by not knowing what I was doing!

Sorry about that! Both ideas are terrific!

I thought of that on this side of the pond, but actually didn't want to cover the whole box. I think that's a great idea to foil your birds.
Great minds think alike

If you want something that covers less space use wire clothes hangers and secure shade cloth, row cover or plastic as needed, with clothespins.

Here I'm covering 2 squares of lettuce against the hot sun with cheesecloth since they were recently transplanted.

Walmart had hula hoops for $3 each last week. None in my local dollar stores.