We have had a few questions about pollination for plants that are covered by our nets.
The mesh on our nets is small enough to block bees, so if your plants are covered by our nets whilst flowering, the bees won't be able get in to pollinate them - unless you open the zippered door. For my peach tree, I have found that I can leave the door of the net open and the possums don't go inside, but it might depend on the sneakiness of your particular possums.
Many of the plants in the vegetable garden can manage without the bees for pollination.
Tomatoes are buzz pollinated, which means they are pollinated by vibration. This can be the buzzing of bees, or the wind, or it can be achieved by giving your tomato plant a gentle shake every few days.
Strawberries can also be pollinated by wind, however, I find the most effective pollination for my strawberries is to rub the flowers together. I find this greatly increases the number of strawberries I get. So before you put the net over your strawberries, rub any flowers you can see together. Then, when you lift the net to pick berries, just do the same again.
Many other vegetables, such as zucchini and pumpkin can also be hand pollinated.
Of course, our nets are also perfect for vegetables like, spinach, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, etc, which don't need pollination.
The mesh on our nets is small enough to block bees, so if your plants are covered by our nets whilst flowering, the bees won't be able get in to pollinate them - unless you open the zippered door. For my peach tree, I have found that I can leave the door of the net open and the possums don't go inside, but it might depend on the sneakiness of your particular possums.
Many of the plants in the vegetable garden can manage without the bees for pollination.
Tomatoes are buzz pollinated, which means they are pollinated by vibration. This can be the buzzing of bees, or the wind, or it can be achieved by giving your tomato plant a gentle shake every few days.
Strawberries can also be pollinated by wind, however, I find the most effective pollination for my strawberries is to rub the flowers together. I find this greatly increases the number of strawberries I get. So before you put the net over your strawberries, rub any flowers you can see together. Then, when you lift the net to pick berries, just do the same again.
Many other vegetables, such as zucchini and pumpkin can also be hand pollinated.
Of course, our nets are also perfect for vegetables like, spinach, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, etc, which don't need pollination.
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