Hi Crew, I have a boxed garden which I have built a wooden frame around and wish to enclose it with netting. The netting will be tightish around the frame, if you can imagine a greenhouse with netting not glass. I do not wish to harm the birds just keep them out. is one kind of netting better than any other, i have seen some pretty sad pictures of dead and tangled birds and wish to avoid that. Google suggests that Hail repelling net is better than Bird netting. Any cheap idea and advice would be welcome. Thanks
docsportello,
Dec 6, 5:56am
Yes you could use insect netting - they'd bounce off. I use white bird netting. Black seems to be too invisible against the greeness. However the little ones will run straight into netting, fall over, get back up and take another run at it, over and over. Can't do much about those "hoppers"
tammythunder,
Dec 6, 6:59am
Thanks for the advice. I had read white was better, so you are on the right track too.
arabelle,
Dec 9, 8:20pm
Have it taut and go for the white, Insect netting is fine if you dont want the bees to visit! .
harrislucinda,
Dec 9, 9:33pm
i use micro frost cloth lets light in as well
blueviking,
Dec 10, 7:04pm
I went to a $2 shop and bought a reel of silver metal ribbon which I've strung over my garden. Seems to be working at the mo. Also strung it over the black netting on my grapevine to hopefully protect that. I have a Christmas plum tree that they are attacking already.
fogs,
Dec 14, 10:45am
u yes we are using the metallic hologram tape. It is very impressive. so far no crops touched by the birds including very red very ripe cherries boysenberries and strawberry
lettice,
Dec 18, 3:50am
Whatever you use, be sure it's taut and the birds shouldn't get caught.
gunsmoke4,
Jan 27, 3:45am
don't use mist net, that will entangle them, its easier to do the rubrics cube than get them out in one piece
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