I've been having trouble with birds and cats getting on to my allotment and spoiling my fruits and vegetables. I am looking at getting some netting to put over my plants but was not sure what hole size would be best to stop birds and cats. If anyone could advise me that would be great.
Thanks.

On 2013-03-21, rmacdonald wrote:

not sure what hole size would be best to stop birds and cats.

..410 gauge

nb

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notbob wrote:

On 2013-03-21, rmacdonald wrote:

not sure what hole size would be best to stop birds and cats.

.410 gauge

nb

As with most problems, this is the worst answer, unless you want to
spend more time down at the local nick. It is an easy answer though for
the lazy, and simple minded.

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or
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Next time vote Green Party

You can handle cats with a chicken wire fence from a hardware store,
birds with bird-netting from a gardening shop.

On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:15:00 +0000, rmacdonald
wrote:


I've been having trouble with birds and cats getting on to my allotment
and spoiling my fruits and vegetables. I am looking at getting some
netting to put over my plants but was not sure what hole size would be
best to stop birds and cats. If anyone could advise me that would be
great.
Thanks.

On 2013-03-21, Billy wrote:
In article ,
notbob wrote:

On 2013-03-21, rmacdonald wrote:

not sure what hole size would be best to stop birds and cats.

.410 gauge

It is an easy answer though for the lazy, and simple minded.

....yet apparently painful to those devoid of any humor.

nb

rmacdonald wrote:
I've been having trouble with birds and cats getting on to my
allotment and spoiling my fruits and vegetables. I am looking at
getting some netting to put over my plants but was not sure what hole
size would be best to stop birds and cats. If anyone could advise me
that would be great.
Thanks.

The synthetic fibre (polypropylene ??) netting used on orchards, grape vines
etc to exclude birds ought to keep out cats too. The mesh is about 2-2.5cm.
This will be cheaper than wire mesh and easier to erect. You should be able
to get it at any garden shop.

It won't exclude frugivorous beasties with sharp teeth like possums, which
will chew through almost anything to get to a ripe peach. I am guessing the
cats are not eating your fruit but causing other nuisance that they will
probably do elsewhere rather than chew through a net.

David

In article ,
notbob wrote:

On 2013-03-21, Billy wrote:
In article ,
notbob wrote:

On 2013-03-21, rmacdonald wrote:

not sure what hole size would be best to stop birds and cats.

.410 gauge

It is an easy answer though for the lazy, and simple minded.

...yet apparently painful to those devoid of any humor.

nb

A weapon is humor? Get help.

--
Welcome to the New America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg
or
E Pluribus Unum
Next time vote Green Party

On 2013-03-22, Billy wrote:

A weapon is humor? Get help.

I don't need help. I have a weapon.

nb

Thanks for all the replies. I've managed to get some netting that seems to be doing the trick so far.