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Yes, they do work. It depends on what kind of insects you're trying to keep 
out. I use them especially in early spring to bar flea beetles from 
eggplant seedlings, which the flea beetles adore.  I do remove the row 
cover from eggplants when they're mature enough to blossom, because flea 
beetles have by then lost interest.  Bees need to do their thing.  If one 
plants carrots, broccoli, cabbage, turnips and rutabagas together, you 
could leave the row cover on to bar carrot rust flies, cabbage loopers, 
cabbage root maggots and imported cabbage worms.  None of those need insect 
pollination.  You can't bar all insects, but those that just cause the most 
grief can be barred, with the exception of squash bugs.  I also prefer the 
appearance of an undraped garden, and yes, weeds, can get well established 
under row cover.  I don't know what critters you're barring with galvanized 
fencing...I hope this answers your question, but I'm not too sure what the 
question is.  Margaret L


>Hi there everyone,
>Does anyone out there use floating row covers?  I have been using them but I
>am finding them rather difficult and time consuming.  I never can get them to
>stay down on the soil. I use garden staples but there always seems to be a
>gap where an insect could get in.  I have been covering the entire raised 4 x
>4 square but I have several different types of plants in the same bed and
>some need to be uncovered so that the bees can get to them. It's also not
>very attractive and I would really would like to see my plants without having
>to go to a lot of trouble. I never know what's going on under there until I
>pull the row covers off.  I got so exasperated that I took them all off this
>afternoon. Was that a mistake? Does any one out there have any ideas for me
>on using floating row covers? Do they really work? I have 6 -  (4' x 4')
>raised beds with galvanized wire fencing around the sides and top. I stuck
>the wire inside the boxes and it stands about a foot to a foot and a half
>above the top. I am using bungie cords to keep the top secure and so far so
>good. This keeps the critters out bat not the insects. The instructions say
>to bury it but I can't figure out how to do that and I still need to check
>the other plants. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks,
>Kimberly
>
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