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Find your net size

Enter the area to cover. We list every net that fits, cheapest first.

How much net do I need?

Pick what you want to cover. The drawing shows what to measure, and we work out the net size for you.

One fruit tree

A fruit tree with a net draped over it to the ground. H is the height of the tree, W the width of the branches and D the depth from front to back. A tape runs from the ground, over the top, to the ground on the other side.

The net goes from the ground on one side, over the top, to the ground on the other side. Each way you need the branch width plus 2 × the tree height, plus 0.3 m at each edge to peg it down.

Birds peck through a net that touches the fruit. Prune first, or hold the net up on poles, and measure over the poles.

Row of trees or small orchard

A row of fruit trees under a frame of posts and wire, seen from the side and from the end. One net covers the frame down to the ground. L is the length of the row, W the width of the frame and H its height.

Drape one net over the whole row, down to the ground on all four sides. Across: width + 2 × height. Along: row length + 2 × height. Add 0.3 m at each edge to peg it down.

Best on a frame of posts and wire a little higher and wider than the trees, so the net stays off the fruit. Then measure the frame, not the trees. A hedge row can take the net straight over the top.

Row of grapevines

A row of grapevines on a wire trellis, seen from the side and from the end, with a net draped over the top and down to the ground. L is the length of the row, W the width of the vines and H the height to the top of the vines.

Drape the net over the top of the row, down both sides to the ground, and close the ends. Across: 2 × height + vine width. Along: row length + 2 × height. Add 0.3 m at each edge to peg it down.

Another way is side nets: a narrow net about 1 m wide along each side of the grapes, clipped together under the bunches. Call us if you want to do that.

Grape pergola

A pergola with grapes on the flat top. A net covers the top and hangs a little over the edge; the net down the side to the ground is optional. L is the length, W the width and H the height of the pergola.

Top only: the length and width plus 0.5 m on every side, so it hangs over and can be tied down. Top and sides: drape it to the ground, so add 2 × the height each way, plus 0.3 m at each edge.

Wider than 3 m? Run a wire across the middle so the net does not sag onto the grapes.

Vegetable bed with hoops

A raised vegetable bed with hoops along it and a net over the hoops, closed at both ends. W is the width of the bed, L its length and H the height from the ground to the top of the hoops.

Measure over a hoop from the ground on one side to the ground on the other: bed width + 2 × hoop height. Along: bed length + 2 × hoop height, so the ends are closed. Add 0.3 m at each edge to peg or weigh it down.

Put the hoops about 1 m apart and keep the net about 30 cm above the plants. For a cage you can walk into, use the walk-in cage.

Walk-in fruit or vege cage

A walk-in cage of posts with berry bushes inside and a door. Net covers the roof and all four sides. L is the length, W the width and H the height of the cage.

A cage needs a roof and four sides. Roof: length and width plus 0.3 m on every side to overlap the sides. Sides: a strip as long as all four sides together, as high as the cage plus 0.3 m to peg down.

Most cages are about 2 m high so you can walk in. Leave an overlap at the door so it closes tight.

Chicken run or aviary

A chicken run with a hen house and two hens. Net covers the roof and all four sides, with wire mesh at the bottom of the sides. L is the length, W the width and H the height of the run.

A run is closed all round: a roof and four sides. Roof: length and width plus 0.3 m on every side. Sides: a strip as long as all four sides together, as high as the run plus 0.3 m to peg down.

Bird net keeps wild birds out and hens in. It does not stop rats, stoats, cats or dogs: use wire mesh for the lower sides and bury it about 30 cm.

Good to know

  • Measure with a tape, and round up. A net a little too big is easy to fold; a net too small lets birds in.
  • Keep the net tight and off the fruit, and peg or weigh it down all round so birds cannot walk in underneath.
  • Check the net every day or two. White net is easier for birds to see, so fewer get caught.
  • Not sure? Call us on 021 074 5789 and we will work it out with you.