AgfabricStandard Insect Screen & Garden Netting Against Bugs, Birds & Squirrels - Mesh Netting, White (10'x30')

This mesh was perfect for my patch of milkweed in my backyard! I raise Monarch butterflies as I live in Florida and they come year round. I grow Giant Milkweed (Calotropis Gigantea) and Tropical Milkweed (Asclepius Tuberosa) and my issue was that the Monarchs would lay too many eggs and I don’t have sufficient enough supply of milkweed for them...they wouldn’t allow for their food to grow...especially since the Giant Milkweed grows slower than the Tropical Milkweed so this mesh allowed me to build a small greenhouse so I can control them from dying because of insufficient supply. The mesh is more of a plastic than material and is lightweight. The amount I ordered was more than enough and was easy to work with...very sturdy. I can water my plants over it although I built access doors. I’m very happy with the quality. Last year I raised around 650 Monarchs...I’m hoping to get to 1000 this year!

Every time I've attempted to grow cabbage, kale, and broccoli organically in the past I've always had issues with those nasty cabbage moth caterpillars. This product is wonderful, my crops are almost ready to harvest and there are NO signs of them! I used to spend so much time repeatedly applying the organic caterpillar spray, I'm so glad not to have to do that anymore! Only maintenance is trimming the outer leaves so they don't make contact with the netting (I had read somewhere that the moths can land on it and lay their eggs through it and onto the leaves that touch the netting). Easy! I'm very happy with my gorgeous, healthy brassicas, and I highly recommend this product.

I used this for a few different things, and it worked for some, not as well for others. One thing that it is good for is providing some protection while preventing heat buildup. I found this worked better in summer than even the very lightweight row cover fabric, seemed to provide better ventilation. I did not have issues on my peach tree even with a couple of days of 100F.1. I used to cover a peach tree so that I could get some peaches this year instead of the critters taking them all. Critters include jays, squirrels, and roof rats. Something could still land on the tree on top of the netting and chew into this netting, eat fruit through the holes, and even make a hole large enough to remove an entire peach (not the jays!). Towards the end, I had to wrap the sides of the tree in greenhouse plastic film to keep the critters at bay. And there were enough holes in the netting (2-3 inch diameter holes) that I had to throw it out after one season.2. I also used some of the netting to drape over a frame that covered lettuces. It worked pretty well at keeping the birds and bunnies out of the lettuce, letting winter rains and sun in, and being easier to peel back for harvesting than regular bird netting which tends to catch on everything. The cut ends tend to fray, it stains easily (rust, mud), and develops small holes where the clips clip it to the frame, so not super durable or sturdy. But I would use it again for this purpose, and can reuse it for at least a second winter.3. The best use was as a top for a growing frame (kind of like a cold frame) made out of polycarbonate twinwall panels. The sides are the polycarbonate, and then I clip this netting on as the top. I have been using the polycarbonate sides for several seasons, sometimes with no top (too many bird issues), and other times with summerweight row cover fabric. With the fabric, I had too many issues with bolting because I think it got too hot inside. However, I had great success when I used this netting. Worked well to keep out dirt and insects and birds, but not trap the heat.So, if you are looking for something as a loose cover that won't trap heat but lets in light, this can work very well. If you want to use it to keep out birds or rodents from fruit trees or bushes, it will only work if you can build a frame to bigger than your tree or bush to hold the netting off, away from the leaves and fruit. In which case, it would be cheaper to build the frame and use bird netting. If you drape it directly over a tree or bush, it will not protect it from anything with a beak or teeth.

Does what it's supposed to do, BUT the long edges aren't finished and if you know anything about woven fabric, unfinished edges FRAY! All summer I had plastic strings--like fishing line--in my garden. Not cool! I ended up turning under the edges and sewing them up--problem solved, but would rather have not had that problem in the first place.

Really love this stuff. I use it especially on low tunnels to protect my brassicas from worm damage. It also works well to protect leafy greens from critters and weather. Next year, I will be using it over zucchini and hand-pollinating! Also, similarly to Ag fabric, I believe it does offer a little bit of sun and frost protection. I have also used light Ag fabric, but I prefer this mesh for a few reasons: (1) you can still see the plants, (2) it lets a little more water through (you can water through it with a watering can or hose, and when it rains, the ground actually gets wet), while still protecting from downpours, and perhaps most importantly (3) it does not rip/tear and lasts a lot longer. I am on my third/fourth season using these and they are in near-perfect condition. For winter growing, I use a combination of this mesh layer with thick Ag fabric (which lasts a lot longer than the thin fabric).