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Q.I Have A Planter And Would Like To Put Garden Netting Over It. Can I Keep The Garden Netting On Year Long.

Zone Lincoln, CA 95648 | Anonymous added on December 5, 2025 | Answered

Or do I need to take off the netting in the summer.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on December 8, 2025

As long as the netting allows sun, air movement, and water to go through it should be OK to leave it on year round. If there is something planted that birds go for, you might have trouble with them getting tangled in it. These articles may be of interest:

https://acmg.ucanr.edu/Over_the_Fence/Protecting_Seedlings_and_Seeds_from_Wildlife/

https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-news/winterizing-plants-animal-damage

https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/chester/how-to-gardening-brochures/garden-cover-ups-1

https://extension.oregonstate.edu/ask-extension/featured/how-deter-cats-my-garden

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