Wondering if the frost row covers that folks use would provide a level of protection from herbicide drift? Yes I know they are breathable, but if they work well enough to trap some level of heat might they also “catch” the spray drift before it reaches the plants? I have a few table grapes that got slightly burned last year by a neighboring farms herbicide drift. I would remove the row covers once we are past the primary ag spraying period. Anybody have direct or indirect evidence that this might be feasible.
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No experience, but it sounds like a good idea. There is no pressure and very little weight in the drift, so there’s little to force it past the fabric. I guess my biggest question would be how to get it off of the row cover- washing might carry it through, and I doubt you’d want to leave it on, or discard the row cover.
What you really need is an herbicide neutralizer!
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