Vege-net — Ideal for Pest Exclusion · October 2016 Netting advantages: • Reusable • Organic...
Transcript of Vege-net — Ideal for Pest Exclusion · October 2016 Netting advantages: • Reusable • Organic...
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
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rocks.
Horses for Courses - Get the right net for your project:
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seedlingboxes,whileprovidinga
protectedmoistandshady
microclimateforoptimalseedling
germinationandgrowth.
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Frost-cloth over flowering snow-peas;
Below: pegged up
during day-time.
Frost-cloth over multiple
rows in a commercial
market-garden.