Asked on Mar 25, 2015
What is best type of netting to protect blueberry bushes from pests?
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E.C. P
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Birds and squirrels tend to pick through most plastic netting. Is there a stronger netting?
6 answers
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Maybe chicken wire? I am making a sort of cage to cover my few strawberry pants, they eat them while still white, sigh.
Natalie Gibbs
on Mar 26, 2015
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I tried the bird netting on mine, too. But the birds would fly underneath and get caught under the netting. Which actually kept them away until one would come around that hadn't seen another have that trouble. This year I'm tempted to just build a cage around each of them. CDs hanging didn't stop them either. I may just get another Patriot bush as they are really prolific and larger and just make sure I get out to pick every couple of days. I wish you luck. Sometimes we just have to share some of them.
Meem Kaplan
on Mar 26, 2015
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I don't know about squirrels, but I use foil pinwheels from the toy department (about $1 each) and the birds stay away from my blackberries.
Lucy Nunn
on Mar 28, 2015
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We used to put old tablecloths over the berry plants when the fruit was getting ripe. This protected the fruit from pests and frost and the end of the season. The netting never worked for us either.
Alice Gatto
on Mar 28, 2015
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Cheesecloth
Maureen VanDeusen
on Mar 28, 2015
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I use old sheers and secure them to branches with clothes pins. The sunlight gets through but not the birds.
Genette Yates
on Mar 28, 2015
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