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by Athena Hessong The wildlife in your area cannot tell the difference between your fruit trees and wild trees that have fruit. Netting is one way to protect your fruit from hungry birds and squirrels while still allowing light and air into the tree's canopy. Knowing when and how to cover your trees helps you keep the fruit produced by the fruit trees instead of it going to feed hungry birds, squirrels and deer. Netting Material The material you choose for netting must be flexible enough to drape over the tree's canopy. It needs to be lightweight so it does not damage delicate branches, and it should have holes that measure between 1/4 and 1/2 inch wide. These holes admit sunlight to the tree's leaves so it can continue to make food for itself. Look for plastic mesh netting that is designed to protect fruit trees at garden centers or some hardware stores. When to Cover Knowing when to cover your fruit trees with netting is important. You cannot keep the tree covered for the entire growing season because you could block pollinators from reaching the flowers. Wait until just after pollination when the fruit begins to appear in its green form on the tree. Then use netting to cover the tree to protect the fruit as it ripens. Installation Options When you install netting, you have two options. You can make a frame to hold the netting away from the branches or you can drape the net directly over the tree. Using a frame keeps birds from pecking at fruit on the outside of the tree that would be against a netting that was draped over the canopy. Making a frame takes time and it must be done for all of your fruit trees. When you choose to drape the netting over the tree, tie it around the trunk to keep squirrels or birds from getting to your fruit or nuts from the trunk of the tree. Disadvantages of Netting Netting is not the perfect solution for every fruit tree. It can be difficult to install, especially when you have a large fruit tree. Every time you harvest, you must remove the netting and replace it to protect any fruit left to continue to ripen on the tree. When you have problems with sapsuckers or woodpeckers damaging the trunk of your tree, the fruit tree netting cannot help. Other Garden Uses for Fruit Tree Netting If you have extra fruit tree netting, you can use it to protect other plants in your garden. It can keep animals and birds from eating your berries, and it can be used over vegetable crops or tomatoes to protect them. The same rules apply when using fruit tree netting to protect other plants. Wait until after pollination to cover the plants. Ningbo Zhenhai Lianfeng fishing nets Group http://www.captainsfriend.com

When using hoop nets for lobsters, when you pull up a lobster you are required to immediately measure it to make sure it meets or exceeds the minimum requirement of Three and one-fourth inches measured in a straight line on the mid-line of the back from the rear edge of the eye socket to the rear edge of the body shell. When I measure lobsters, I prefer it to be at least a quarter inch or more over the minimum size to be safe in case the gauge I`m using is off by a sixteenth of an inch or so. I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND measuring your lobster gauge with an accurate measuring device like an accurate ruler, dial calipers, machinest die rule or the like before using it to verify the opening size. Inexpensive lobster gauges made from plastic and aluminum are often off in their measurement, so it`s best you know BEFORE using it if it`s accurate or not. The report was reprinted from http://www.hoopnetting.com/