Atlantic Pond and Garden Protector
Pond & Garden Protector Want a healthy pond first thing in the Spring? Protecting your pond in the fall is the best way to get a head sta ...
Atlantic Ultra Pond Netting
Ultra Pond Nets Constructed of heavy-duty UV-resistant polypropylene, Ultra Pond Nets will last for years. The ½” x ½&rdq ...
Danner Pond Netting
Keep falling leaves and dangerous predators like cats and birds out of your pond or watergarden with this Floating Pond Netting. Provides the ultimate in ...
DeWitt Pond Netting
An absolute must for every pond owner! 400% heavier & stronger than "economy nets", these heavy-duty knitted nets can be stretched across a ...
EasyPro Nylon Pond Covers
Need a large pond cover? No problem! We can have any width and length pond cover made for you using a heavy duty nylon mesh that is far superior in streng ...
EasyPro Pond Netting
Strong black pond netting will last for years! Currently most other manufacturers offer a small variety of prepackaged netting that do not fit the needs o ...
Heavy Duty Spikes - 10-inch
Each spike is designed to hold down the net with the use of a strap or attched hook.
Hook and Loop Tie Down - 6-inch
Each unit has a S hook and Elastic loop that can be secured to the Plastic Stakes. This Hook and Loop is used on mostly the smaller Leaf Ne ...
KW Premium Pond Nets
Premium Pond Net 1/8" opening ...
Laguna Pond Netting
Laguna Pond Netting is designed to make your pond keeping experience a more enjoyable one. It keeps leaves and debris out of your pond reducing the possib ...
Nycon Big Top Netting
Top of the line in pond netting. Nycon 1/4" mesh netting helps protect your pond from damaging leaves and predatory animals. Pond nets are a great wa ...
Nycon Pond Netting
Nycon Pond Netting - High quality UV resistant netting is 1/4" mesh.
United Aquatics Black Pond Netting
Suitable for all ponds, ideal to deter herons and stop leaves and other debris entering the pond. High quality woven nylon pond cover ...
United Aquatics Clear Pond Netting
High quality fine mesh pond netting. Suitable for all ponds, ideal to deter herons and stop leaves and other small debris entering the pond. ...
Pond Netting and Spikes
Pond netting is often used to help keep leaves and other debris from falling into the pond. Such debris is not only unsightly, but as it decomposes, it releases various compounds that stimulate algae growth or threaten fish health. Large accumulations of dead leaves are often associated with ponds that experience significant "winter kill".
The mesh size varies widely from manufacturer to manufacturer, and sometimes even within the same product line. Good pond netting will have a mesh of no larger than 1/2" - 3/8" is even better. Finer mesh can catch not only leaves, but even some larger seeds like acorns and those Maple tree "helicopters". Coarser pond nets are more appropriate for helping keep fish from jumping out, but even then the netting needs to be suspended well above the water.
In addition to keeping leaves and other debris out, pond netting can also be used to help keep fish in. New arrivals in particular are often prone to strolling around the patio instead of finding a comfortable place in the pond. We generally keep new arrivals covered for at least the first week.
Pond netting also discourages some pond pests and predators - especially herons and other birds. For this purpose, a smaller mesh and colored net will be more easily seen, so the pests will be less likely to get themselves wrapped up in it.