EXCERPT: Drape netting controls codling moth, but it can trigger an outbreak of aphids if their predators are also blocked by ...

For many of us, food is something we buy at a supermarket or order at a café. We usually give little thought to the complex systems required to produce and deliver it—until they stop working. It's not ...

Sales of netting infrastructure to protect agricultural crops from extreme weather events have increased in the past five years. Export markets are tightening their fruit quality expectations, with ...

Here is a simple way to protect fruit on your backyard fruit trees from animals like birds and possums - perhaps even squirrels but we don't get them here so I can't say definitively although I do ...

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than ...

The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum) is more than just a fruit tree; it’s a timeless symbol of fertility, longevity, and beauty that has accompanied humanity for thousands of years. Native to the ...

As we approach the new year, I find myself thinking about fresh starts in the garden. While many people see winter as a time of rest for their landscape, here in the South, it’s actually one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Victorian-based wildlife rescuer Lawrence Pope ordered two types of fruit netting that are illegal in his state from eBay. Source: ...

Last year, Hannah was looking forward to a beautiful crop of almonds from her garden, but before the pods matured, something cleaned them off the trees. It wasn’t birds because she had netted the ...