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How To Set Up Hortonova Plant Support Netting & Help Your Garden Grow

Hortonova is an extruded polypropylene support netting made by Tenax. It is designed to help you grow healthy and thriving flowers and plants. Whether you're a commercial grower or a back yard gardener, Hortonova will be a great addition to your garden. There are different mesh sizes and roll sizes available for both vegetables and flowers. Use the following suggestions to properly set up your netting.

 

How to install Hortonova for vegetables:

1. Set supporting posts 25 feet apart. Stretch cable from top of one post to the other.
2. Secure net to first post with nylon string.
3. Attach netting along cable by running nylon string through top meshes.

How to install Hortonova for flowers:

1. Erect strong wood or metal support posts with pre-drilled holes fr each layer of net required during growth cycle.
2. Post should be set at maximum distance of 20 feet apart.
3. Bolt wooden crossbar between each set of support posts at first level.
4. Pull mesh taut and attach or weave netting to the wood crossbar.
5. For added support, weave 16 gauge wire along the edge of netting and to vertical support posts.
6. Add subsequent layers of netting as growth cycle progresses.

Try Hortonova. Give your plants every advantage and enjoy the satisfaction of a larger and better quality yield.

 

   

Garden Fence Ideas - Using Woven & Welded Wire Fence & Mesh

 

It's spring!

Are you planting a garden?

Do you already have a garden that you are getting ready for the season?

Do you need to protect your plants from being consumed by visiting animals?

Build a fence with welded or woven wire mesh - either galvanized or vinyl coated!

• Use a smaller mesh, especially at the bottom of the fence, to keep smaller animals from getting into your garden.
• Bury 12" or more of the fence underground to discourage burrowing.
• Bend 12" or more of the fence to the outside of your garden laying it on top of the ground for an effective protecting apron.

1" hexagonal chicken wire netting makes excellent barrier fencing.

• Black vinyl coated 1" hex is ideal - black blends with the background making the fence virtually invisible.
• PVC coating adds years of life to the fence.
• The wire is easy to work with.
• Rolls are available in different widths to suit your needs - from 12" through 90".

Hardware cloth is available in 1/2" square mesh when you need smaller openings.

• Vinyl coated 19 gauge wire welded into 1/2" x 1/2" mesh will discourage the smallest animals.
• Vinyl coated extends the lifetime of the fence.
  
• Rolls are 100' in length.
• Three heights are available: 24", 36" and 48".

Use larger mesh fences - 2" x 2", 2" x 3" and 2" x 4" - in combination with smaller mesh "ground wire".

• The smaller mesh gives protection where it's really needed.
• You have greater strength in the higher sections.

There are many possibilities that allow you to be creative in your solutions.

Plan ahead and be prepared!

What are your ideas?

How To Install Bekaert's High Tensile Field Fence - video

Learn how to install hinge joint high tensile field fence by watching this video.

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Welded Wire Mesh for Greenhouse Benches

 Greenhouse benches

 

• Do you need a flat bench surface to set your pots and containers on?
• Is good drainage important?
• Should the bench top be strong enough to support the weight of large single pots?
• Do you want your benches to last a long time? 
• Is it important that the benches have an attractive appearance?
• What is the best type of mesh to use?
  

There are several different ways to make the tops of green house benches. Perhaps the most important consideration centers on the kind of top or surface you decide you want.

Wood slat snow fence is one possibility. Although it may be difficult to get a smooth flat surface for smaller pots, it is a simple, quick and inexpensive solution. The possibility of rot and broken slats can present problems over time. If you want a longer lasting and more permanent bench, use a metal mesh.

Expanded metal can be used for the tops of greenhouse benches. Rugged and strong, these products are usually available in sheets of different dimensions as well as different finishes.

Welded wire meshes are the most common materials used. They offer several advantages:

• availability - more readily available from distributors of specialty wire mesh products
• gauges - more choices from a wide variety of gauges depending on the amount of support you need
• mesh sizes - select the mesh size you need from a wide range of choices
  
• a larger mesh can be used for flats, large pots and containers
• a smaller mesh provides stability for small pots
• finishes - choose among galvanized before weld, galvanized after weld and vinyl coated welded wire
• galvanized before - least expensive - shortest lifetime
• galvanized after - extra, thick protection of rust-resistant zinc - longer lifetime
• vinyl coated - additional protection of PVC - most attractive, most rust resistant and longest lifetime
• drainage - excellent drainage through porous surfaces
• strength - adequate strength for any situation

Get the right product for your specific application and you will have a greenhouse bench that can last for years.


 

How To Install Bekaert's Woven 2"x4" Horse Fence - video

Watch this video and learn how to put up 2"x4" mesh woven horse fencing.

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High Tensile Fence vs Low Carbon Fence - What's The Difference?

 

 High tensile deer fence

 

Are you thinking about using field fence to enclose your animals and property? Agricultural fencing is available in two types of wires: low carbon and high tensile. What is the difference? Is there an advantage to using one over the other?

Low carbon - For years, traditional field and farm fence has been made using low carbon wire. Low carbon wire used in fencing is usually made from steel rod with a carbon content of approximately 0.28%. It is easy to work with but is prone to stretching and sagging. It requires regular maintenance. It is weaker than high tensile wire.

High tensile - This wire has become very popular due to its advantages. It is made from steel rod with a carbon content of approximately 0.64%. Higher carbon content makes high tensile wire stronger. It's higher psi rating gives it a higher breaking strength. To get the same strength, you can use a lighter gauge high tensile wire in place of a heavier low carbon wire. You can complete your project at a lower cost.

Lighter weight also means easier handling and installation. Fewer posts are required so you can increase the spacing between posts. If installed properly, high tensile fences require little maintenance - re-tensioning is not necessary.

During installation high tensile fencing requires less tension to make it tight. The wire is stiffer and will not stretch and sag. This characteristic gives it flexibility - it will give and bounce back when animals lean against it.

Install a high tensile fence and you will have a longer lasting, lower maintenance fence for less cost than a conventional low carbon fence. Which would you choose?