Although the simple act of gardening is therapeutic for many people, few things beat the satisfaction that comes from harvesting your own fruits and vegetables from your garden. Not only is it rewarding to successfully harvest your crop, but sharing your crop with others around you is great as well.
When uninvited guests begin to take over your garden and share in your crop without your permission, it can become quite stressful and disheartening. You work all season long to keep your garden healthy and growing, and just as you are about to enjoy the spoils, your garden becomes inundated with insects, birds, and other pests.
You want to be able to share your garden with whom you choose, and not allow these critters to take over your gardening efforts. Fortunately there are a number of effective, inexpensive, and simple ways to help protect your crop from unwanted intruders.
One of the best ways to take care of an insect problem without the use of harmful chemicals or pesticides is by using garden insect netting. The insect netting is simply draped over the plants that you anticipate problems with. As with any protectionary measure, it is always easier to implement the assistance prior to any real problem. There is no point covering your plants with the insects already within the boundaries of your protection.
A similar sort of setup can be effective to protection your trees, berries, and tomatoes from birds in the garden. Although birds are general welcome and invited to the yard, they are not often welcome to have free reign on your crop. Anti-bird netting is another way in which the birds can be effectively kept out of your plants.
Unlike the insect netting, bird netting can be applied at any time, although before the birds are a problem is always bests. The netting will keep the pests away from your garden, and keeps you plants growing healthy and strong.
