Permanent Canopy Net

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Permanent canopy structures must be designed to proper structural engineering standards. The suggestions that follaw have been compiled after talking to growers and some government bodies. Views differ as to what is best. We don't recommend any particular method - we are just trying to make the information that comes to us available to all

The 21 meter wide net has an internal selvedge so it can be cut into two 10.5 meter wide nets if desired. The 6.5 meter net has a selvedge at 5 meters so a ground wire can be inserted thus providing a one meter flap to cover any gaps between the bottom cable and the ground.

All Otco canopy nets have a drawcord in the selvedged edges to make threading the support wire easy.

If you are located in a snow prone area any canopy netting must be retractable. If you are in a hail prone area you should erect a properly designed hail net structure. Flat structures such as those pictured can survive some hail (see picture below) but this is not the purpose of this kind of netting. The structure pictured survived the hail with some damage and all of the netting needed to be re-tensioned.

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Canopy netting

This section is reprinted from a Queensland DPI publication (Agdex number 210/622) "To Net or Not to Net" 2nd edition, available from Maroochy Research Station Box 5083 Nambour QLD 4560. Click here to view.

Another useful publication is "Exclusion canopy netting of Fruit Crops" by Dr. Arnice Lloyd of QLD DPI published by Horticulture Australia Ltd 1/50 Carrington St Sydney NSW 2000.