We are trying to find netting that we can put under our apple trees to catch the apples before they fall on the ground. Would this work?
252637
maybe, it is a strong net, but not sure how much weight it could withstand.
252638
We used it for our plums and peaches. Our apples are just coming in. We placed the netting over the trees to protect the fruit from birds and tied it together under the trees to protect from ground rodents. As an incidental benefit, any ripe fruit that fell from the trees unpicked was caught and gathered at the tree trunk for easy harvesting. We checked daily. The netting is strong enough to hold a dozen or more meduim sized peaches when tied together under our trees. The material is durable and inexpensive. Though easily removed, as an experiement, we are leaving it on about 50% of our peach trees for next year's protection with no current signs of 'damage' to the trees after several months. We used it for our plums and peaches. Our apples are just coming in. We placed the netting over the trees to protect the fruit from birds and tied it together under the trees to protect from ground rodents. As an incidental benefit, any ripe fruit that fell from the trees unpicked was caught and gathered at the tree trunk for easy harvesting. We checked daily. The netting is strong enough to hold a dozen or more meduim sized peaches when tied together under our trees. The material is durable and inexpensive. Though easily removed, as an experiement, we are leaving it on about 50% of our... » Read More We used it for our plums and peaches. Our apples are just coming in. We placed the netting over the trees to protect the fruit from birds and tied it together under the trees to protect from ground rodents. As an incidental benefit, any ripe fruit that fell from the trees unpicked was caught and gathered at the tree trunk for easy harvesting. We checked daily. The netting is strong enough to hold a dozen or more meduim sized peaches when tied together under our trees. The material is durable and inexpensive. Though easily removed, as an experiement, we are leaving it on about 50% of our peach trees for next year's protection with no current signs of 'damage' to the trees after several months. « Show Less
252639
The quality of the netting is real good, what will make it work best is how you support it. The weight of apples might be too much if they are not removed often. Check their website, they may have other sizes or weights that might work better.
252640
Have you considered putting a thick layer of wood chips under your fruit trees on top the ground (this is chipped branches & leaves that you can often get for free if you offer to let your local tree trimmer dump their waste wood chips at your place)? They are shock-absorbing (if the trees are dwarf size - not too tall), hold water for hungry roots so don't need to water as much, soften the ground below them => promoting more rapid tree root growth if extended out far enough, keep weeds away if deep enough, have an insulating factor in cold weather & overtime provide additional nutrients to the soil as they break down. Checkout it out in a documentary on a simpler way to garden => "BackToEdenFilm.com". Have you considered putting a thick layer of wood chips under your fruit trees on top the ground (this is chipped branches & leaves that you can often get for free if you offer to let your local tree trimmer dump their waste wood chips at your place)? They are shock-absorbing (if the trees are dwarf size - not too tall), hold water for hungry roots so don't need to water as much, soften the ground below them => promoting more rapid tree root growth if extended out far enough, keep weeds away if deep enough, have an insulating factor in cold weather & overtime provide additional nutrients... » Read More Have you considered putting a thick layer of wood chips under your fruit trees on top the ground (this is chipped branches & leaves that you can often get for free if you offer to let your local tree trimmer dump their waste wood chips at your place)? They are shock-absorbing (if the trees are dwarf size - not too tall), hold water for hungry roots so don't need to water as much, soften the ground below them => promoting more rapid tree root growth if extended out far enough, keep weeds away if deep enough, have an insulating factor in cold weather & overtime provide additional nutrients to the soil as they break down. Checkout it out in a documentary on a simpler way to garden => "BackToEdenFilm.com". « Show Less
252641
The net seems pretty durable but i'm not sure how much weight it will hold. You obviously need some method of supporting/attaching the net above the ground. The net was pretty inexpensive, so I would try it.
252642
yes it probably would but it's very thin when it's on the ground I could hardly see it
2148821
I'm not an expert fruit picker. We havnt even used our apple picker yet, excited to do so this fall. I peaches are picked the same way by twisting and pulling the. I would assume it would work. The basket has prongs at the top that u would align with the stem of the fruit and then twist to remove. Not sure that answers your question, but good luck!
504537
I am not sure. I bought the netting to keep cicadas off my fruit trees, which it would have done if they appeared in our area (which they ultimately didn't this spring). Wasps are smaller than cicadas so might be able to get through the holes, but the holes are pretty small, so maybe this would keep them off. I just picked our sour cherries and they were remarkably insect free, and the cherries were very ripe, so maybe the netting kept them out. Sorry not to have a more definitive answer for you.
62386
Depends what kind of debri it won't handle a tree branch. It does keep out most bugs it is not very thick.
1178517
Absolutely. I am finding all kinds of places this netting comes in handy. At my house if it can grow vertically, chances are it has this netting for it to climb on.
1146176
I've only used it on my apple tree out back. It worked great, got way up into the tree, almost made me dizzy trying to keep my eye on the basket!
2148822
It has been a while since I have picked peaches but I do believe it should work. My only hesitation is if peaches are really really ripe, will the wire prongs to pull them off tree bruise them. For the price and quality I think it is worth your ordering. I know the basket has foam in bottom to help elim bruising as it falls and you could certainly add more cushioning there as well as pick one at a time so not to hit each other in basket and bruise that way. But, not sure if prongs which are coated with rubber will damage. Sorry I can't be of more help. good luck. I would try it.
1509393
I think it would work to confine your cat, but if you have concerns about a predator animal attacking the cat, I don't think this netting would protect it. It did seem to be very effective though this past summer in preventing deer from raiding my small veggie garden. I would be very careful at first to make sure the cat didn't freak out and entangle itself in the material as the other commenter described. I could see where certain cats could do this.
2122714
I certainly am no expert, but I would say no. The netting is probably nylon or another synthetic similar to it and the weights are a hard plastic.
429631
I presume you mean to put this around a tree that is in a pot. It would work fine, because it rests on the ground zipped around the tree. Just be sure to consider the diameter and height of the bag. Be sure to check to see if Amazon's details give you that information. If not, I'll measure and get back to you.
1746190
Assuming you don't have to walk around it often to get to other areas of the yard one to two feet around the netting should be sufficient. The netting is not taught so a good bounce into it with any structures or obstacles too close could result in an injury.
709130
It won't work well unless you cut off the narrower part of the pear before you put it on the prongs. Apples work well because they are round.
522754
I have inadvertantly picked up small rocks when picking up pecans in soft soil. I would think it would work just fine as long as the rocks were round and not flat otherwise they will just fall through the mesh.
222987
If this is the tall netting, depending on the crop you can use posts, or laying the netting over the crop will deter deer!
963040
Should work real well. Made very fine applesauce out of apples from our apple tree!
82488
I'm thinking it could probably work for that. It's not a super strong net and can rip if pulled on too hard. But, I'm guessing a baseball would be rounded enough and have enough surface area to distribute the impact, that the net would probably be able to withstand it without puncturing. But this is only a guess on my part. For it's intended purpose of keeping birds out of my strawberries, blueberries, and grapes it works really well and it durable. :-)
672434
This is a mesh netting with velcro tabs that has no structure to it. You would need a canopy or tent to attatch it to.