"john t west" wrote in message
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Am putting up a fruit cage 8ft long x 6ft wide x 6ft high, for someone at
their allotment.

And I'm confronted by a bewildering array of different types of netting
available. Also confusingly, I've seen advised; using a 'different
netting' for the roof, than for the sides of the cage.

Can anyone advise from 'where' I can buy a * reasonably-priced * netting
please. Thanks.

For a small fruit cage like that to keep the birds out, any cheap plastic 1
inch netting will do, tack it on to the frame. Wilkos do one and so do the
pound shops. No need to spend a whole lot on netting.
It's not bad for keeping cabbage whites out from the brassicas either, but
you have to raise it well above the plants at all times as they grow,
otherwise Mrs large/small white butterfly just pokes her ovipositor through
the netting to lay eggs on a leaf she can reach.