October 2016

Netting advantages:

• Reusable

• Organic and environmentally friendly

• Excludes pests such as birds, snails and insects—including moths,

grasshoppers, fruit-fly etc.

• Provides some protection from sun and wind

• Breathes (i.e. plants don’t sweat)

• Creates a nurturing microclimate, retaining moisture and warmth

Vege-net — Ideal for Pest Exclusion

EASY TO USE:

• Throw-over

• Small Garden

Spaces

• Trellis

• Trees

Your Local Supplier:

Tips for using Vege-net:

L to R— Fruit-fly net Vege Net Frost-cloth.

Netting can be used in a variety of ways:

• Throw-over—lightly resting on plants (rows, trellis, trees,

or a garden-bed)

• A small structure for each bed or tree

• An exclusion structure from the size of a greenhouse up

to an entire orchard enclosure - contact your supplier for

the right netting to suit your project!

Frost-cloth: A Versatile Product

Left:Nettingcanbewrappedandtied

overindividualpot-plants-useawire

hooptogivetheplantsomespaceto

grow.

Asimplesupportofmesh-fence2to3mlongcanprove

aneffectivegardenprotector.

Twistthenetandcatchitunderatent-pegtoholditdown.

Othermethodsofanchoringincludelayingdownastar-

picketorothertypeofstakealongtheedge;plasticbottles

#illedwithwateraregentleronthenetthanbricksand

rocks.

Horses for Courses - Get the right net for your project:

Below:Vege-netwillnotprovidemuchprotectionfromfrost-the

holesallowwarmairtoescape.Frost-clothistherecommended

productinthissituation-providingawarmlight-#illedpocketof

heavenforseedlingstogerminateandestablishinSpring-or

allowingthosesnow-peasto#lower,orkeepingthoselasttrellis

tomatoesgoingintoAutumn.

Netwillexcludesnailsfrom

seedlingboxes,whileprovidinga

protectedmoistandshady

microclimateforoptimalseedling

germinationandgrowth.

Right:Capstakes

withsmoothitems

suchasoldvitamin-

bottles.

Under Vege-net

Frost-cloth over flowering snow-peas;

Below: pegged up

during day-time.

Frost-cloth over multiple

rows in a commercial

market-garden.