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Build A Frame   Garden Bed Cover Kit   Grow Tunnel Kit   Jumbo Peg Clamps   Mesh Bags   Mesh Sleeves   Paper Exclusion Bags   PestGuard Bags   Stone Fruit Bags   Tunnel Stake   Vege Net   Vege Net Fruit Protection Bags   Vege Net Fruit Protection Sleeves   Vege Net Tree Cover

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Benefits of Exclusion Products How to fence the pests out! Exclusion is a delightfully simple organic strategy that relies on preventing access by fruit fly, codling moth, possums and birds to the fruit or vegetable you want to protect. In many situations it is much easier than spraying. It can mean covering: the entire plant, clusters of fruit, or individual pieces of fruit. The benefits are: a once only application, efficient use of time, no sprays needed, and 'kill 2 birds with 1 stone' as it may also solve problems with birds and possums, depending on your exclusion choice. The main choices for exclusion are either: exclusion sheets: Fitted Insect Net For Trees, Vege Net or Grow Tunnel Kit exclusion bags or sleeves: Stone Fruit Bags, PestGuard Bags, Paper Exclusion Bags, Mesh Sleeves, Mesh Bags, Vege Net Bags or Vege Net Sleeves If in place early enough all of these will exclude fruit fly, codling moth and birds. Possums respond to smell and depending on the season and conditions in the local area may attempt and succeed in tearing open some of the exclusion products. It helps to remove any over-ripe fruit from the area.

Frequently Asked Questions Q. Which fruit bag or sleeve do I choose? A. The short answer is that they all work and it is worth trying a few to see which suits your situation best. We often end up with several types of bags and sleeves on the one tree! All bags; Mesh Bags, PestGuard Bags, Paper Exclusion Bags and Stone Fruit Bags are an organic solution to protect fruit from fruit fly. Stone Fruit Bags are the easiest to use on fruits with either no stem or a very short stem, such as figs or some stone fruit. Mesh Sleeves are very quick and easy to apply over clumping fruit like plums, lychees or loquats. Apple Pouches are a good choice to protect against codling moth. PestGuard Bags have been specifically designed around the size of tomato bunches. Mesh Bags and Sleeves also offer protection from birds and possums. Fruit bats will suck the fruit through any bag, so additional protection such as netting may be needed. Check the size of the bag to make sure the mature fruit will fit. Q. How do I use it? A. Early in the season, thin any fruit that requires it. Then simply place a bag over each remaining fruit or clusters of fruit. Tie on, taking care to avoid knots that will be hard to undo later. Q. Which bag lasts the longest? All bags will last longer than one season if treated with care. Mesh sleeves and bags are the most durable. Q. Will my fruit ripen when covered? A. Yes, it may also be larger and sweeter. Q. When do I put the bag or cover on? A. As soon as the fruit is pollinated i.e. when the flower petals drop. Some fruits, like tomatoes and capsicums, are self-pollinated and can be covered any time.

Build A Frame Designed to create cages and frames for your garden to support shade cloth, bird net or exclusion fabric. This clever design uses standard hardwood 25 mm (1") 'tomato stakes' commonly available in 1.8 m, 2.2 m and 2.4 m lengths. The heavy duty 28 x 28 mm powder coated and welded steel square tubes are pre-drilled and can be configured as a 3 way corner or 4 way joiner. Square-off end of stake prior to inserting in tubes. 2 packs plus eighteen 2.2 m long stakes (not supplied) will make a frame of approx. H 2 m x L 6 m x W 2 m. 1 pack plus eight 2.2 m long stakes (not supplied) will make a frame of approx. H 2 m x L 2 m x W 2 m. Pack of 4 joiners and screws. PE196 Also available as part of a Garden Bed Cover KIt PE197minimum 3 per order

Vege Net Tree Cover Protect your fruit from all pests! This round one-piece, dome-shape formed net is designed for covering fruit trees. The sides overlap 600 mm to provide a door which allows for easy access to your crop. Longevity of this fabric is increased by placing the net over a frame (star pickets with poly pipe is most common) which gives the advantage of holding the net off the fruit and foliage which allows the tree to grow without getting tangled up in the net. This also gives greater protection from birds and flying foxes, and less likelihood of snagging or tearing when installing (as soon as fruit is set) or removing (as soon as the crop is fully harvested). Store clean and out of sunlight to extend its usable life. Made from the same material as the Vege Net: white, UV-stabilised, woven HDPE 2 mm netting, 45 gsm, 21% shade factor. Used to protect crops from insect infestation, sunburn, birds, pests, and temperature extremes. 2.4 x 2.8 m Top panel is 2.4 m diameter with side panels giving you a 2.8 m total height. PE207 Reduced from $57.95  2.8 x 2.8 m For wider trees. PE236 PE237minimum 4 per order

Garden Bed Cover Kit Save $10.00 1 Build A Frame 8 Jumbo Peg Clamps 1 6 x 6 m Vege Net Just supply 8 of your own tomato stakes to cover an area approx. 2 x 2 metres PE212

Grow Tunnel Kit 3m long shade house/hot House. This simple hoop structure can be used year round. You can very easily protect a bed of veges or rows of seedlings from light frost and sunburn with the added benefit of keeping away chooks, possums, wild birds, fruit fly, aphids, cabbage white butterflies, grasshoppers, leaf hoppers and other flying insects. Protect your plants while still letting air, water and sunlight through. Simply push the ends of the hoops into the soil about 1 metre apart, drape the fabric over the sturdy frame and secure with 3 clips on each hoop, then use the ground pegs pushed through the gathered fabric end to close the tunnel. Creates a tunnel which is 3 metres long, 600 mm high and 600 mm wide. Suitable for all seasons in all climate zones. Just change the cover to the transparent UV stabilised clear greenhouse cover for winter protection to increase temperature and growth in order to extend your growing season and protect from adverse weather. Super flexible so you can change the cover to suit the season and your specific conditions, use floating row cover, shade cloth, builder's plastic or bird net in addition to the woven net included. Includes: Covers:  A. Woven Insect Exclusion Net: 45 gsm, UV stabilised, for summer protection from sun, insects, birds, etc 20% shade B. Transparent UV stabilised Poly Ethylene winter cover Frame: 4 x 8 mm green plastic-coated steel hoops Clips: 12 for securing netting to hoops Pegs: 2 metal U-shaped pegs to close the ends PE209

Jumbo Peg Clamps Specialised pegs that will hold your choice of fabric: shade cloth Vege Net bird net plastic sheeting banana bags Useful on any rounded support structure with a minimum 25 mm to a maximum 50 mm diameter: polypipe bamboo steel pipe small branches PE204 Also available as part of a Garden Bed Cover KIt PE205minimum 24 per order

Mesh Exclusion This innovative product is made of durable, UV resistant fly screen. It is tied closed with an attached long lasting 'brickies string'. Complete protection from fruit fly is assured when the fruit does not rest against the material. These bags may also provide protection from birds and possums. Fruit bats may manage to suck the fruit through the bag. Mesh Sleeve This sleeve, open at both ends, is designed to slide along a branch and protect heavy bearing fruit that is hard to cover and tie individually, like plums and apricots. Sleeves can be overlapped and offer a cost effective option to full tree coverage.

Small Mesh Sleeves 600 mm x 300 mm PE111 PE112minimum 10 per order PE114minimum 21 per order Large Mesh Sleeves 900 mm x 350 mm PE155 PE156minimum 10 per order PE157minimum 30 per order Jumbo Mesh Sleeves 1200 mm x 300 mm PE194 PE195minimum 5 per order

Mesh Bags The smaller bag suits any individual or small clustering fruit while the larger size would suit fruit with several pieces closer to the end of a branch (loquat, mango, lychee etc). Small Mesh Bags 300 mm x 300 mm PE131 PE132minimum 10 per order PE133minimum 30 per order Large Mesh Bags 600 mm x 500 mm PE134 PE135minimum 10 per order PE136minimum 30 per order

Paper Exclusion Bags These horticultural waxed-paper fruit bags with a built-in twist-tie come in 2 sizes; the smaller size is suitable for grapes, nectarines, peaches and persimmons, the larger size for mangoes. These bags are not strong enough to cope with a hungry possum or fruit bat! Please note: the small gap at the bottom of the exclusion bag is for drainage and does not allow fruit fly to enter or in any way affect the bag's effectiveness. Small Paper Exclusion Bags 190 mm x 250 mm PE184 PE185minimum 5 per order Large Paper Exclusion Bags 220 mm x 320 mm PE186 PE187minimum 5 per order

Our area seems to be infested with fruit flies from late September and up to last year it had been impossible to grow unaffected large-fruiting tomatoes, even when I sowed them in July! We put the Exclusion Bags over every raceme of fruit, tying them off with the covered wires around the stem. Being enclosed like that also seemed to cause them to ripen more quickly. How pleased we were to eat unmarred Peach, Pineapple, Red Colossus and Pink Queen tomatoes for the first time from our own bushes. The bags proved waterproof and reusable several times over. Jude Fanton, Director, The Seed Savers' Foundation

PestGuard Bags are THE organic tomato solution! With this unique product, designed by Green Harvest, you will be able to protect your tomato bunches from many of the major pests including fruit fly and tomato grub. PestGuard Bags are made of spun bonded polypropylene that is UV stable, however, it is still considered to have an 'in-use' life of only 1-3 years. Air, water and foliar-based fertilisers will penetrate the white gauze-like fabric, which has a 20% shade factor, much lower than shadecloth. Slip the lightweight 300 x 300 mm bag on and close with the attached tie to protect the entire tomato bunch. Please note these bags are not strong enough to cope with a hungry possum or fruit bat! Product is supplied as a Pack of 10. PE100 PE101minimum 5 per order PE102minimum 10 per order PE137minimum 100 per order

Stone Fruit Bags Paper Exclusion Bag that is easier to use for stone fruit including peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots. Often these fruit have a very little stem or no stem at all, which can make other exclusion bags more difficult to use. This horticultural waxed-paper bag is specifically designed to attach around the lateral branch rather than the fruit stem. 200 mm x 150 mm. Pack of 25. PE150 PE151minimum 4 per order PE152minimum 21 per order

Tunnel Stake Whether you want to 'take care' of vampires or create a structure to hang netting off to cover a garden bed or small fruit tree, these stakes have you covered. Australian hardwood. Easy to hammer in the ground, nice sharp pointed end. Easy to remove or just leave for the next crop. 'Turned' so that 32 mm diameter rural, green stripe, class B, poly pipe will fit snugly over it. 32 mm (1¼ inch) diameter rural, class B, poly pipe is easy to come by and cut to cover a garden bed or small tree Dimensions: approx 350 mm long of which 150 mm is 'shaved and turned' to slide the pipe down For a 3 metre long garden bed tunnel you will need: 3 pieces of 32 mm diameter poly pipe of a suitable length (not supplied by us) 6 Tunnel Stakes - hammer into soil 1 m from each end of fabric cover in order to close the ends, the remaining 2 install half way along 5 m netting (vege net is perfect at 3 x 5 m long). Other cover options include shade cloth; clear plastic; bird netting; frost cloth. 6 Jumbo Peg Clamps for maintenance, weeding, pruning, harvesting and mulching un-clip the jumbo peg clamps and pull the netting to one side. For a tree cover try: 2 pieces of 32 mm diameter poly pipe of a suitable length (not supplied by us) 4 Tunnel Stakes Vege Net Sheet or Vege Net Tree Cover 6 Jumbo Peg Clamps PE234

Vege Net Protect your veges from fruit fly, fruit piercing moth, other flying insects, birds and extremes of cold and heat. The Vege Net is made of knitted, white HDPE (high density polyethylene) monofilament; UV stabilised (5 year manufacturer warranty) with a 21% shade factor. This 'throwover' net is not edged and can be cut to size as needed. Most plants will push it up as they grow. Placing directly on woody plants is not recommended. Versatility, longevity and affordable price make this net a must-have for frost, shade or pest protection. Hole size is approximately 2 x 1 mm. VEGE NET - new smaller sizes Dimensions: 1.8 x 4 m PE224 Dimensions: 3 x 5 m PE161 PE167minimum 6 per order VEGE NET - new larger sizes Dimensions: 6 x 6 m, 6 x 10 m, 6 x 20 m and 10 x 12 m PE206 Also available as part of a Garden Bed Cover KIt PE180 PE181 PE211 Full Roll: 2.8 x 100 m PE208 Full Roll: 6.0 x 100 m PE235

Vege Net Fruit Protection Bags This fine woven Vege Net is threaded with a drawstring, is breathable, re-usable, non-toxic and see-through for ease of determining ripeness. Place over individual fruit or clusters to keep all creatures away. Small 15 x 25 cm Pack of 10: PE213 PE214minimum 5 per order PE215minimum 10 per order Large 30 x 30 cm Pack of 10: PE216 PE217minimum 5 per order PE218minimum 10 per order

Vege Net Fruit Protection Sleeves Nearly 1 metre long and open at both ends with drawstring closures, this netting is designed to slide along a branch to quickly protect fruit that are hard to cover individually or trees which are vigorous or cumbersome to get a tree net over. Will protect from all insects, sunburn and birds. It is a lighter weight, more flexible material than our other sleeve style and is a very cost-effective option to full tree netting. Vege Net Fruit Protection Sleeve 90 x 30 cm Pack of 5: PE221 PE222minimum 6 per order

Uses of Exclusion Fabrics on a frame, protecting fruit from fruit fly, protecting tomatoes and capsicums from fruit fly, protecting strawberries from birds, protecting cabbage, broccoli etc from caterpillars, protecting seedlings in early spring from frost, protecting lettuces from summer heat, reducing transplant shock in seedlings, and reducing heat stress in the summer garden. More information on organic fruit fly control... Photo courtesy Jan D. of Beaudesert Covering garden beds with Vege Nets or Floating Row Cover will protect crops from birds, possums and fruit fly. This brochure is from an organisation that wants people to use Wildlife Friendly Netting (2MB). Buy Vege Net

See also: The exclusion product Apple Pouches are listed with other Codling Moth products Information on organic fruit fly control... Fruit fly traps and wicks...

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