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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Galette on September 06, 2011, 13:31:58

Title: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Galette on September 06, 2011, 13:31:58

Hello everyone, this is my first posting on the forum!

I wish to buy netting to put over my raised veggie beds to keep the butterflies off the brassicas.  It will need to be by mail order.

Any suggestions please?

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: pumkinlover on September 06, 2011, 13:50:34

http://www.organiccatalogue.com/catalog/

Welcome Galete!

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Digeroo on September 06, 2011, 14:06:39

Welcome to A4A Galette.  Most people I know use Debris netting

http://www.tarpaflex.co.uk/acatalog/Debris_Netting.html

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: grawrc on September 06, 2011, 14:10:26

Hi Galette and welcome to the forum! Since you seem to be based in Brittany you might find the postage a bit steep. Are there not any French sources? I'm sure French growers must use the stuff too!! Actually there are some on the forum who may well get back to you.

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Melbourne12 on September 06, 2011, 15:15:54

We use these people http://www.lbsgardenwarehouse.co.uk/Windbreak--Netting-DPTNETTING/ but they only deliver in the UK.

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Amazingrotavator(Derby) on September 06, 2011, 15:37:16

I get mine from Scaffold Direct.Just been on their web site and they deliver to Europe.

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Galette on September 06, 2011, 18:14:46

Many, many thanks for your replies. What a lively forum!

The debris netting appears to be quite a good idea, looks really sturdy and would withstand moving around to various locations in the garden. A couple of questions...

1) Presumably it doesn't block out too much light? What colour do you use? I would like to also use it on strawberries, raspberries & other soft fruit to keep the birds off.
2) What method do you use to support it?  Up to now I have supported the black, plastic netting with bent-over arcs of plastic electrical conduit, these have been ok but all a bit wobbly in windy weather (like now!). The debris netting would put up quite a bit of wind resistance I would imagine.

Any orders would be for delivery to a UK address - we would pick it up on our next visit to the family. 

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: manicscousers on September 06, 2011, 18:24:25

we use debris netting over all our brassicas, fruits need bees so the netting's no good  :)

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Galette on September 06, 2011, 19:26:38

Ah yes, of course - the holes would be too small.

How do you support it?

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: manicscousers on September 06, 2011, 20:06:33

Ray uses old tent frames, bits of an old tubular greenhouse, some hazel branches, tennis balls to connect them, he's very talented at making something out of nothing  ;D

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Galette on September 06, 2011, 20:19:28

Love it!   :) Thanks

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: SPUDLY on September 06, 2011, 23:54:02

Scaffold or debris net is ideal for fruit and veg. I use this as a fruit and veg cage. It does catch the wind so needs to be anchored well. Just remember to remove the net to let pollinating insects onto your fruit. Also remove the net if you have heavy snow forecast.

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Galette on September 10, 2011, 20:57:50

Thanks Spudly, debris net seems very popular!

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Alex133 on September 11, 2011, 08:17:53

I rate Gardening Naturally for all netting, environmesh etc - found very quick and all stuff from them has been good.

Title: Re: Where is the best place to buy butterfly netting by mail order
Post by: Galette on September 11, 2011, 20:36:55

Thanks Alex, I will check it out.