Soft Butterfly Netting

Soft Butterfly Netting helps stop cabbage white butterflies from reaching vegetables. Designed for UK gardens, this soft net prevents cabbage white butterflies and birds from accessing crops while still allowing light, air, and rain to pass through. The fabric-like material is gentle enough to place directly over delicate plants.

Supplied by Gardening Naturally, trusted by UK home gardeners and allotments.

Suitable for: cabbages, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, pak choi, turnips, salad leaves, chard, and other leafy vegetables.

Soft Butterfly Netting for Preventing Cabbage White Damage

Available in green or black, this netting helps prevent cabbage white butterflies from laying eggs on brassicas and other leafy crops. The mesh blocks access while still supporting healthy plant growth. It can also help reduce debris entering ponds and keep leaves cleaner.

Understanding the cabbage white butterfly will help.

Garden Netting with Fine Mesh for Vegetables

The 5mm x 7mm mesh stops most butterflies and larger insects from reaching crops. Bees cannot pass through this size, so the cover should be temporarily removed during flowering if you grow plants that require pollination. The soft texture makes handling and positioning simple.

UV Stabilised HDPE for Outdoor Growing

The material is produced from HDPE and UV stabilised for longer garden use. It offers greater resistance to sunlight than thin plastic meshes and can be placed over plants, beds, cages, or simple frames without harming young leaves.

Covering Brassicas, Leafy Crops, and Ponds

Light enough to place directly on crops and strong enough for use with hoops or vegetable cages, this mesh helps stop cabbage white caterpillars from eating leaves. It can also be placed over ponds to reduce falling debris and deter birds.

Sizes and Garden Uses

This soft netting comes in green or black and can be used over vegetable beds, fruit cages, hoops, or frames. It supports plants throughout the growing season by reducing access for cabbage white butterflies and other pests.

Questions and Answers

Can This Butterfly Netting Be Cut to Fit My Garden?

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

How Do I Secure Garden Netting Around Plants?

You can hold it in place with netting pegs or clips, or by tucking the edges under soil to prevent butterflies entering underneath.

Is This Net Suitable for Soft Fruit Plants?

It can be used over soft fruit where bee pollination is not required at that stage, but should be removed once flowers open.

Does the Mesh Allow Water to Reach the Soil?

Yes, rain passes through easily so the soil and plant roots remain hydrated throughout the season.

How Long Will This Netting Last?

With care, this netting will last about 7 years.

Will This Also Deter Birds from Eating Leaves?

Yes, the mesh helps reduce interest from birds such as pigeons by preventing them from pecking at leaf surfaces.

More information can be found on our blog about butterfly netting.