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Fruit cage

ILGILG Posts: 3
in Fruit & veg
The birds enjoyed many of my raspberries last summer. I would like to make a long narrow protection cage using netting and canes. I would appreciate any advise please. Many thanks.

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I hung 6 cd's with bits of string around my raspberries last year and I don't think the birds had any - which surprised me.
    If you use netting make sure the holes are big enough for pollinators to get through, but most important of all is as pansy says above.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Pete.8 said:
    I hung 6 cd's with bits of string around my raspberries last year and I don't think the birds had any - which surprised me.
    Most birds upgraded to mp3 players years ago so they've got no use for CDs anymore.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    :) Same as me then
    I've found Wagner CD's work best :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    Des O'Connor?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    but that would even scare the pollinators :)
    and me too!

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    Dick-a-dum-dum could curdle milk.
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