What to do with leftover pieces of screen. These are easy and quick to make but will they get the job done? Screen blocks some of the sunlight and I wanted to see if I could harvest a few PAF blackberries from my primacanes. The sun simply bakes them on the vine. We shall see. I thought you would get a chuckle out of the bag name.
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clever…you might want to consider trademarking that name…
be curious to see how they work out for you.
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Pollination?
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Good question/concern. There is one or two flowers open so pollination could be an issue. I could wait a little longer to put the bag in place. Thanks
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If you use metal screen, it might actually cook them. Metal heats up in the sun. Plastic mesh might work.
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These are plastic or fiberglass but definitely not metal.
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Broganza bag 105 looks like a mini dress. I hope you have it in my size!!!
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Bill,
May I ask where do you get the material, please? Is this a window screen material?
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The material is some left over screening that I used a few years ago on my screen porch. These were large rolls that was about 8 feet by 20 feet.
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BroGanza bag update on PAF blackberry. @mrsg47 I think you were correct about the pollination. I should have waited a little longer to put the bags on. I have a few more that is getting near bloom time so I can test waiting longer to bag.
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The good and bad. The cluster had a few berries less that perfect (lack of pollination I think) but most were big and sweet for a blackberry. Without pest I was able to let them stay on the cane longer.
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Sure wish I could figure out how to best manage the Prime Ark Freedom but I am happy to be eating a few of the berries this late in the season. The bags do appear to have eliminated sun issues and SWD damage.
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