MULBERRIES what are you growing?!

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@jrd51, these tips might help you and others with protecting your fruiting bushes.

Protecting strawberries: Decoys and other preventative measures

If y’all are interested in protecting your strawberries with deer netting, then try what the landscapers around here use (and I’ve adopted) to support it above the plants: precut drop ceiling wire. [usg-donn-brand-hanger-wire-207535-64_600] A 50 count of galvanized wire 6 feet in length is $25.44 from my local big box home improvement store. If you want to take the shine off before you install it, spray it down with a degreaser, wash off the protective oil, allow it to dry and then douse it wi…

Protecting strawberries: Decoys and other preventative measures

That same product can be easily cut into 4x lengths of 18 inches each using bolt cutters, then bent around the seatpost of a bicycle in order to form a nice, long and strong landscape staple, perfect for holding tomato cages made of remesh to the ground so they don’t topple over. If you are looking for a wire product that you can cut to longer lengths to support deer or bird netting above a taller bush (like blueberries), and which is also stronger, try this: 171 feet of 9 gauge utility and bra…