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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
For the reasons you mentioned, and others, I gave up putting full nets over my
fruit trees. It took a full day to put it up and another to take it down. I had a nice system though, using a vertical pole extending above the tree top. On top of the pole I had a horizontal 'X' crossbars with a wire around the perimeter and plastic bottles at the ends to allow the net to slip over it. Four guy wires held it up. I have since gone to a different system of covering my more valuable fruits with zip lock sandwich bags. You need a slit at the bottom for the rain to drain out. I am also experimenting this year with nylon 'footsies', an inexpensive sock that women use to try on shoes. It is very labor intensive, and won't work well with fruit like cherries that grow in clusters. It also has the benefit of temporary protection from rabbits who would otherwise chew on fallen fruit. The bags also can protect against certain insect penetration, if you can get them on early enough in the fruit's development. I keep my yard almost squirrel free by trap and release methods. It takes a few seasons to reduce the population, but in succesive years you only find a few stragglers moving into your yard. Sherwin D. James wrote: I got the netting but it get all tangled up with my shirt buttons and is impossible to get over the tree. It's almost invisible. There are at least 4 squirrels dinning on my pears. I only got 4 Bartlet left on the tree so I can just wrap them. I had just thin the Asian pears and right after the squirrels thin them a whole lot more. Was going to shoot them up they are young ones and I didn't have the heart. |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
sherwindu wrote in message
... [..] It took a full day to put it up and another to take it down. It took you a full day to put up and take down netting? Why? It shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes with assistance from any able-bodied adult. I had a nice system though, using a vertical pole extending above the tree top. On top of the pole I had a horizontal 'X' crossbars with a wire around the perimeter and plastic bottles at the ends to allow the net to slip over it. Four guy wires held it up. Why did you stop using this system? It actually sounds like it would work a lot better than netting _and_ would be much easier to put up and take down. I have since gone to a different system of covering my more valuable fruits with zip lock sandwich bags. [..] also experimenting this year with nylon 'footsies', [snip] And you're concerned that the netting took a whole day? Putting footsies or ziplocks over individual fruit is such an extremely labor intensive job that the netting can't even come close to being. The Ranger |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
On Jun 27, 10:51 am, "The Ranger" wrote:
sherwindu wrote in message ... [..] It took a full day to put it up and another to take it down. It took you a full day to put up and take down netting? Why? It shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes with assistance from any able-bodied adult. I had a nice system though, using a vertical pole extending above the tree top. On top of the pole I had a horizontal 'X' crossbars with a wire around the perimeter and plastic bottles at the ends to allow the net to slip over it. Four guy wires held it up. Why did you stop using this system? It actually sounds like it would work a lot better than netting _and_ would be much easier to put up and take down. I have since gone to a different system of covering my more valuable fruits with zip lock sandwich bags. [..] also experimenting this year with nylon 'footsies', [snip] And you're concerned that the netting took a whole day? Putting footsies or ziplocks over individual fruit is such an extremely labor intensive job that the netting can't even come close to being. The Ranger For one thing your glasses wouldn't get tangled up in footsies or ziplocks. My pussy thinks the netting is a toy and loves to get all tangled in it while I was trying to put it up. Just covered my fig. However I think it was raccoons that were stealing my figs last year because it was something heavy enough to break branches. |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
James wrote:
On Jun 27, 10:51 am, "The Ranger" wrote: sherwindu wrote in message ... [..] It took a full day to put it up and another to take it down. It took you a full day to put up and take down netting? Why? It shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes with assistance from any able-bodied adult. I had a nice system though, using a vertical pole extending above the tree top. On top of the pole I had a horizontal 'X' crossbars with a wire around the perimeter and plastic bottles at the ends to allow the net to slip over it. Four guy wires held it up. Why did you stop using this system? It actually sounds like it would work a lot better than netting _and_ would be much easier to put up and take down. I have since gone to a different system of covering my more valuable fruits with zip lock sandwich bags. [..] also experimenting this year with nylon 'footsies', [snip] And you're concerned that the netting took a whole day? Putting footsies or ziplocks over individual fruit is such an extremely labor intensive job that the netting can't even come close to being. The Ranger For one thing your glasses wouldn't get tangled up in footsies or ziplocks. My pussy thinks the netting is a toy and loves to get all tangled in it while I was trying to put it up. Just covered my fig. However I think it was raccoons that were stealing my figs last year because it was something heavy enough to break branches. The !@#$% grackles have already been at ours. Just as the fig ripens they eat half of it. Went out this morning and netted the fig tree. The plum and the peach crops are done so used the same netting over again. George |
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For the reasons you mentioned, and others, I gave up on me the whole network
Fruit Trees. It took a whole day and the other to take it down. I have a NICE Systems. However, the use of vertical bars extending above the top of the tree. A horizontal 'X' bar around the perimeter wire and plastic bottles in After allowed to slide in its net. Four guy wires lifted it.
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
For one thing your glasses wouldn't get tangled up in footsies or ziplocks. My pussy thinks the netting is a toy and loves to get all tangled in it while I was trying to put it up. Just covered my fig. However I think it was raccoons that were stealing my figs last year because it was something heavy enough to break branches. I had everything from birds to skunks get tangled up in the nets. It usually requred cutting them out, which seriously damaged the nets. The nets I used were heavy duty, not the light bird netting sold in many stores. Nevertheless, I had to do yearly maintenance patching all the holes made by animals and branches. The sun also had a deteriorating effect on the nets, making them weaker from season to season. Sherwin D. |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
The Ranger wrote: sherwindu wrote in message ... [..] It took a full day to put it up and another to take it down. It took you a full day to put up and take down netting? Why? It shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes with assistance from any able-bodied adult. I thought I made it clear that this was not a simple thing of throwing a net over a tree. The frame had to be put together. It had to be erected and guyed. The net had to be put into place. If you never did this before, you probably can't appreciate the time involved. I had a nice system though, using a vertical pole extending above the tree top. On top of the pole I had a horizontal 'X' crossbars with a wire around the perimeter and plastic bottles at the ends to allow the net to slip over it. Four guy wires held it up. Why did you stop using this system? It actually sounds like it would work a lot better than netting _and_ would be much easier to put up and take down. The additional benefits of covering the fruit to protect it from insects was the determining factor. Squirrels became less of a problem and insects more. I have since gone to a different system of covering my more valuable fruits with zip lock sandwich bags. [..] also experimenting this year with nylon 'footsies', [snip] And you're concerned that the netting took a whole day? Putting footsies or ziplocks over individual fruit is such an extremely labor intensive job that the netting can't even come close to being. The Ranger |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
sherwindu wrote in message
... The Ranger wrote: sherwindu wrote in message ... [..] It took a full day to put it up and another to take it down. It took you a full day to put up and take down netting? Why? It shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes with assistance from any able-bodied adult. I thought I made it clear that this was not a simple thing of throwing a net over a tree. The frame had to be put together. It had to be erected and guyed. The net had to be put into place. If you never did this before, you probably can't appreciate the time involved. I have, and do, put up a similarly intricate netting system but it doesn't take more than 50 minutes on the first tree to get my timing and base-knowledge back. I quickly cut the time down per tree (five trees) after that. I did try it by myself one year... That's why I now bribe either BIL for assistance. I had a nice system though, using a vertical pole extending above the tree top. On top of the pole I had a horizontal 'X' crossbars with a wire around the perimeter and plastic bottles at the ends to allow the net to slip over it. Four guy wires held it up. Why did you stop using this system? It actually sounds like it would work a lot better than netting _and_ would be much easier to put up and take down. The additional benefits of covering the fruit to protect it from insects was the determining factor. Squirrels became less of a problem and insects more. Ah. Yeah, shiny googas and plastic noise-makers don't seem to bother anything from the insect world. The Ranger |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
One question might be how big a net are you erecting? My nets were rather
large, about 30 feet square. If you are putting up small nets, I agree it should not take a full day. Sherwin The Ranger wrote: sherwindu wrote in message ... The Ranger wrote: sherwindu wrote in message ... [..] It took a full day to put it up and another to take it down. It took you a full day to put up and take down netting? Why? It shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes with assistance from any able-bodied adult. I thought I made it clear that this was not a simple thing of throwing a net over a tree. The frame had to be put together. It had to be erected and guyed. The net had to be put into place. If you never did this before, you probably can't appreciate the time involved. I have, and do, put up a similarly intricate netting system but it doesn't take more than 50 minutes on the first tree to get my timing and base-knowledge back. I quickly cut the time down per tree (five trees) after that. I did try it by myself one year... That's why I now bribe either BIL for assistance. I had a nice system though, using a vertical pole extending above the tree top. On top of the pole I had a horizontal 'X' crossbars with a wire around the perimeter and plastic bottles at the ends to allow the net to slip over it. Four guy wires held it up. Why did you stop using this system? It actually sounds like it would work a lot better than netting _and_ would be much easier to put up and take down. The additional benefits of covering the fruit to protect it from insects was the determining factor. Squirrels became less of a problem and insects more. Ah. Yeah, shiny googas and plastic noise-makers don't seem to bother anything from the insect world. The Ranger |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:28:08 -0700, "The Ranger"
wrote: sherwindu wrote in message OK, Ranger, what system do you use that allows you to spend only 50 minutes per tree? Thanks, Dianna ... The Ranger wrote: I have, and do, put up a similarly intricate netting system but it doesn't take more than 50 minutes on the first tree to get my timing and base-knowledge back. I quickly cut the time down per tree (five trees) after that. I did try it by myself one year... That's why I now bribe either BIL for assistance. The Ranger |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
"sherwindu" wrote in message ... I thought I made it clear that this was not a simple thing of throwing a net over a tree. The frame had to be put together. It had to be erected and guyed. The net had to be put into place. If you never did this before, you probably can't appreciate the time involved. After reading this thread I think I'll let the tree-rats have my pears. I'll buy 'em at the store. |
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How do you put on bird netting over fruit trees?
If you can tolerate the tasteless supermarket fruit, I guess you should not
bother growing your own. Sherwin Manelli Family wrote: "sherwindu" wrote in message ... I thought I made it clear that this was not a simple thing of throwing a net over a tree. The frame had to be put together. It had to be erected and guyed. The net had to be put into place. If you never did this before, you probably can't appreciate the time involved. After reading this thread I think I'll let the tree-rats have my pears. I'll buy 'em at the store. |
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