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Butterfly netting provides protection for crops often eaten by caterpillars. The mesh size of butterfly netting is too small for butterflies to enter and lay their eggs on the crops. This in itself is not a problem, but when the caterpillars emerge they can devastate a crop. The final job is to cover the brassica cage with the scaffolding netting. I selected the green netting as the blue can look a bit much on your plot. When you’re happy with the position, secure one long edge to the frame using the staples.
The recommended mesh size for brassicas is typically 1/4 inch or 0.6 centimeters. This size is small enough to prevent common pests like cabbage worms and flea beetles from entering the cage while allowing proper airflow and sunlight penetration. The soft butterfly netting is light enough to lay directly over crops and strong enough to be used to cover frames, cages, or hoops.
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If you are growing cabbages, kale, broccoli, cauliflower or other brassica plants, it is a really good idea to protect them before cabbage white butterflies start laying their eggs! The butterflies will be more likely to lay their eggs on the nasturtiums and the caterpillars will destroy the nasturtiums rather than your brassicas. Inspect leaves regularly and remove eggs/caterpillars The Wonderwall requires no base and no specialist tools for installation. Installation takes 2 - 3 hours for 1 - 2 people (including tea and chatting time!) Easy to follow instructions, with full colour photographs of each stage of installation.
The following Job is to install the “Hoops” and measure and mark the long rails on the frames, starting with the middle ones, then the two ends, followed by the final two positions between the middle and ends. A Brassica cage should ideally be at least 2 feet (60 cm) high to provide sufficient space for the plants to grow and to protect them from pests. However, for taller Brassica varieties, such as kale or Brussels sprouts, a height of 3-4 feet (90-120 cm) may be necessary to accommodate their vertical growth. The cage should be tall enough for adequate airflow and easy access for maintenance and harvesting. You'll frustrate the cabbage white butterflies season after season with this anti butterfly netting as the 100% polyethylene construction gives a long life expectancy and the multifilament technology used in the manufacture provides a soft, lightweight yet high strength netting. Standard width 3.5 metres (11ft 4) height 1.9 metres (6ft 3) lengths from 2 metres upwards, other widths available from 2.5 metres to 4 metres.
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You'll frustrate the cabbage white butterflies’ season after season with this anti butterfly netting as the 100% polyethylene construction gives a long-life expectancy. Ok, so the first job is to decide how big you want your brassica cage to be, I made mine brassica cage 3.5meters x 0.9 meters, but in hindsight, I wish I had made four smaller ones rather than two big ones; they are a little challenging to move about so smaller is better. What to do if you don’t have hosepipe? Don’t worry, you can make some nifty net supports instead – Find some old jam jars or beer bottles, upturn them and place over the top of 1.3m high bamboo canes. Push the canes into the soil at intervals along the sides and middle of the brassica patch, then you can drape the netting over the top and secure at the sides. Cover your crops – use a very fine mesh netting to protect plants from pests such as flea beetle, egg-laying moths and butterflies (which produce caterpillars) and birds. These net cloches allow sunlight and water to pass through while preventing pests from getting in
The butterfly netting is made from strong HDPE and UV stabilised. With the feel of soft fabric to touch and durable enough to last for many years. Brassicas need to be protected from pigeons and cabbage white butterflies, and the easiest way to do this is to build a simple netted brassica cage. You can make your own hoop frame quite easily and it won’t take long…Soft to the touch but definitely hard on butterflies, this netting is the ideal material to keep your home-grown vegetables and brassicas in particular caterpillar-free. When left in place for the whole of the growing cycle, the final outcome from using butterfly netting can be a much healthier and larger crop. Although the 7mm mesh netting is small enough to keep out the cabbage white butterfly, it will also exclude a number of bees and other beneficial insects which help with pollination. For protecting vegetables that require pollination we would recommend removing the net during the flowering period or that you chose a larger mesh netting such as our 20mm x 20mm diamond mesh bird netting. A superior weighted netting, weighing in at 17g per square metre. Perfect for protecting your brassica crop and other vegetables in the kitchen garden or on the allotment. Butterfly netting is a must for both the serious gardener and the 'grown your own' novice alike, although butterflies are not all bad news - they feed on nectar and pollinate flowers – their caterpillars can do extraordinary damage to your brassica crops.
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