Soft Butterfly Netting for Vegetable Protection UK

SKU: GSP200
£220
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Soft butterfly netting for vegetables helps prevent cabbage white butterflies from reaching crops and laying eggs. Designed for UK gardens and allotments, this netting protects brassicas and leafy crops while allowing light, air, and rain to pass through.

The soft fabric-like material is light enough to be laid directly over crops or used with garden hoops and vegetable cages. It also helps protect crops from birds, making it suitable for a range of growing conditions throughout the season.

Butterfly Netting For Vegetables And Cabbage White Protection

This netting helps prevent cabbage white caterpillars by stopping butterflies from accessing crops. It supports healthy plant growth while reducing leaf damage commonly seen on brassicas.

Fine Mesh Garden Netting For Brassicas And Leafy Crops

The 5mm x 7mm mesh blocks butterflies and larger insects from reaching plants it will also stop birds. It is suitable for cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, pak choi, turnip, salad leaf and chard.

Bees cannot pass through this mesh size, so the net should be removed during flowering where pollination is needed.

Garden Netting For UK Vegetable Gardens And Allotments

Widely used by UK home gardeners and allotment growers, this netting helps protect crops in open beds, raised beds, and growing frames where pest and bird access needs to be controlled.

Soft Garden Netting For Direct Crop Cover And Support Frames

The soft texture allows the netting to rest directly on plants without damaging leaves. It can also be supported using hoops, frames, or vegetable cages to create more structured protection where needed.

UV Stabilised HDPE Netting For Outdoor Growing

Made from UV stabilised HDPE, this netting is designed for repeated outdoor use. It offers improved resistance to sunlight compared to lighter plastic meshes and remains suitable throughout the growing season.

Vegetable Netting For Brassicas Leafy Crops And Bird Protection

This netting can be used to cover vegetable beds and protect leafy crops from cabbage white caterpillars and birds such as pigeons. It can also be placed over ponds to reduce falling debris.

Available Colours And Garden Uses For Netting

Available in green or black, this netting can be cut to size and used over beds, cages, tunnels, or frames. It supports a wide range of garden setups and planting styles.

Can this butterfly netting be used over garden hoops and vegetable cages?

Yes, it can be trimmed with scissors and shaped to suit raised beds, tunnels, or frames without fraying.

How can garden netting be secured around vegetable beds?

It can be fixed using netting pegs or clips, or by securing the edges under soil to prevent gaps where insects could enter.

Is this netting suitable for protecting soft fruit plants?

It can be used where pollination is not required, but should be removed when plants begin to flower.

Does rain pass through this vegetable netting?

Yes, water passes through easily so plants and soil continue to receive natural rainfall.

How long can this netting be used outdoors?

With proper handling, it can last for several growing seasons and is suitable for repeated use.

Will this netting help reduce bird activity in the garden?

Yes, it helps prevent birds from accessing crops by creating a physical barrier over planting areas.

Understanding cabbage white butterfly

Recognising the damage from cabbage white butterflies

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Specifications

5mm x 7mm black or green braided mesh.

Approx 35g per square metre

NB: This netting does not fray and can be cut using scissors

How To Use

Lay the soft butterfly netting directly over crops to protect them from butterflies you can use pegs and clips to secure. You can also secure the butterfly netting over frames, cages, or hoops if this is needed.

More Information

This netting has a mesh size too compact for bees to fit through. As a result, if you are growing crops that need pollinating, remove this netting during flowering.