He papanga angiangi te kupenga pepeke, he rite ki te uhi rarangi engari he angiangi ake, he poha. Whakamahia he kupenga pepeke ki runga i nga hua ka nui te riha, te pehanga manu ranei kaore he take ki te whakamaarama i te hua. Ka tukuna atu ki te 85 paiheneti o te ra e waatea ana, kaore hoki e aukati i te ua, i te whakamakuku i runga ake ranei.
Kaua e whakamahia tenei uhi mo te whakamarumaru haupapa i te mea he angiangi ake i era atu uhi rarangi. Te kupenga pepeke’s main purpose is to deter insects and act as a physical barrier in doing so. It will keep most insect pests away from your crops as long as plants are completely covered and the edges are securely pinned to the ground. They’ll block aphids, potato beetles, Japanese beetles, grasshoppers, leaf miners, cabbage worms, root maggots, and some vine borers.
Anei etahi o nga painga ka taea e koe te tumanako:
- Nga hua teitei ake na te mea kua heke te pehanga riha.
- Whakanuia te wera iti no reira he tino pai tenei arai mo nga hua wera wera e hiahia ana ki te tiaki riha i waenganui o te raumati, penei i te rīwai, te kākāriki, te kāpeti me te uhikura.
- Ka iti haere nga riha i te mea he arai tinana huri noa i te hua. Ka awhina ano tenei arai arai tinana ki te pakaru i te huringa o te whakaeke riha, ka whakaheke i te maha o nga pakarutanga riha tae noa ki te tau e whai ake nei.
- Ka iti haere nga mate. Na te mea ka heke nga riha, ka heke ano nga mate e kawea ana e enei riha.
- Karekau he patu ngarara. Ko te kupenga pepeke he huarahi kaiao hei patu i nga riha, kaua ki te huri ki nga pesticides me etahi atu matū kino ka roa te wa, ka piki ake to pehanga riha.
- Ka taea te whakamahi ano. Ka taea te whakamahi kupenga pepeke mo nga wa maha ka whakamahia ma te tupato.
Anei etahi o nga ngoikoretanga hei whakaaro:
- Kua piki ake te utu. He utu tuatahi mo te whakauru kupenga pepeke. He nui ake te utu o te kupenga pepeke i te uhi o te rarangi remay. Heoi, he iti ake pea enei utu i te whakamahi i nga patu ngarara.
- Te tango me te tuku. Because insect netting is a physical barrier against pests, it needs to be removed for weeding, during harvest and at the end of the crop’s lifecycle. After the netting is worn out after use over one or several seasons, it needs to be disposed of or used for other purposes.
- Te whakahekenga. Na te mea he tino pai te kupenga pepeke, ka heke te wa ka whakamahia, ka pa ki te ra me te hau. Me tino tiaki i te mara kia kore ai e pakaru.
- He mea nui te wa ina whakamahi kupenga pepeke. Mena ka utaina te kupenga pepeke i muri i te pa mai o te mate, ahakoa karekau e kitea te mate, kaore te kupenga e whakaoti i nga raru riha. Kia tupato ki to hua, tirotirohia nga tohu o te noho mai o nga pepeke.