Butterfly Netting
Protect your vegetables from butterflies and caterpillars.
Butterfly netting creates a barrier to egg-laying, preventing caterpillars from devastating your crops.
Product Information: Butterfly NettingÂ
GradingÂ
| Type | Manufacture | Properties |
| HEAVY DUTY | Made from UV stabilised extruded Polypropylene | Very strong, thin strands form a lightweight, rigid mesh. Hard to tear and long lasting. Can be moulded around plants & structures. |
| SOFT | UV stabilised, woven HDPE (multifilament construction) | Soft, feels like fabric to touch. Suitable for laying directly onto crops. Mesh holes not big enough for bees to pass through. |
ApplicationÂ
| How to use Butterfly Proof Netting | Description |
| How it works | Acts as a physical barrier between crops & butterflies preventing them from laying their eggs and in turn, caterpillars eating the crops |
| Use with: | Frames, canes, hoops, cages, cloches or place directly onto crops (but make sure you leave enough height for growth and so butterflies cannot land on leaves to lay their eggs) |
| How to implement | Create desired support structure then drape netting over, making sure it is evenly spaced out. Secure at top and base with pegs. Leave no gaps |
| Watering & Feeding | Should be done through netting |
| Pollination | If using SOFT option, remove during pollination |
| Handling | Cut with scissors |
| Suitable for: | All types of vegetables & plants, in particular brassica vegetables: cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, calabrese, purple sprouting, Brussels sprouts |
| Not suitable for: | Frost protection |
Attachments
| Attach to: | With: |
| Wooden Frame | Cable ties, Staples |
| Metal Posts | Cable ties, Tying wire |
| Soil | Pegs |
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