Cabbage White Green Butterfly Netting for Garden Fruit and Vegetable Crop Protection (3m x 6m)

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Cabbages are generally easy to look after, but take care to cover them with fine-mesh netting to protect from pests. I find I lose some summer raspberries to the birds but they seem to have moved on to other things come the autumn fruits. Cover crops as soon as you plant them and leave covered until harvest for bigger better crops free from insect damage. Our No Frills Fruit Cages are an ideal starter plant protection cage for anyone new to grow your own. Before you throw anything away have a good look at it and see if you can find a gardening use for it, and look at other plots to see what they contain.

I've also noticed that my pak choi has been stripped by slugs when a row of swiss chard alongside is untouched. do they fly away a butterflies or reside in the same soil to attack the crop next year and perpetually , ever after. The netting prevented pests from attacking the vegetables, reducing the need for chemical intervention. Always cover immediately after transplanting or sowing a crop allowing sufficient slack for the crop to grow.It is also important to ensure the ultra-fine Veggiemesh insect netting is secured by pegs or by burying the edges, for superior insect screening. Lay the soft butterfly netting over directly over crops to protect them from butterflies you can use pegs and clips to secure.

Keep any cabbage family plants covered with netting, and the butterflies should seek out the nasturtiums instead and not try too hard to get at your brassicas. Ultra-fine Veggiemesh insect netting will not protect from damage by flea beetles emerging under the netting. Avoid sowing too many seeds at one time – sow several small batches through spring and summer to spread out your harvests and avoid gluts.

It would be worth checking the plants regularly for caterpillars just to make sure that butterflies haven't managed to lay their eggs through the holes. Dwarf Beans – I think these are open to being eaten by birds so I make a cage out of bamboo and some aluminium legs from a couple of old picnic chairs and drape over bird netting, pegging with wire at the bottoms.

I understand Carrot fly can glide in from higher places – fences etc so I make a perimeter fence out of bamboo and woven plastic postal sacks, about 3 x 4 feet and 3 feet high; just low enough to sow, plant in and water if need. Spacing requirements vary, depending on the type of cabbage you're growing: grow spring cabbages 25cm apart, with 30cm between rows; summer cabbages 38cm apart, with 30cm between rows, autumn cabbages 45cm apart, with 45cm between rows; and winter cabbages 45cm apart, with 60cm between rows.Having never grown brassicas before I had no knowledge of Cabbage White caterpillars and therefore did not cover any of them with netting. Once they’re well established and growing strongly, just water during dry spells by giving a thorough soak every 10 days. Veggiemesh will protect your crops against cabbage root fly, carrot fly, cabbage white butterfly, pea moth, leek moth, cutworm, onion fly, leaf minors and many other insect pests. Installation: Cabbage netting is easy to install and can be draped over the plants or supported by a frame. The simplest option of all however is to prevent the butterflies from laying their eggs on your crop using netting.