Bagging Fruit to Protect from Animals & Birds - Instead of Netting Whole Fruit Tree
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Here is a simple way to protect fruit on your backyard fruit trees from animals like birds and possums - perhaps even squirrels but we don't get them here so I can't say definitively although I do know we've had good success here in Oz preventing some pretty cunning pests from getting our produce. I hope you enjoy the video! Leave a comment and subscribe! Cheers :)
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Since you have children, you might enjoy making popsicles with your surplus mango and enjoy a cold healthy snack in the summer. Just puree it and put in popsicle forms and freeze and you'll have a delightful frozen treat! Delightful videos!
Great tip thank you very much! Cheers :)
Great idea, Mark! I once bagged over 100 pomegranates using brown paper lunch sacks and metal bread ties I'd saved up. They lasted all summer and into the fall here in Texas, and protected the fruit very well. The neighbors thought I was nuts.
Wow really! That's dedication but I bet the neighbours retracted thinking you were nuts once they saw your harvest success!
Yeah, I was on a mission. Absolutely determined not to lose any fruit after watching the birds decimate what would have been a decent harvest the year before. The first years' fruit, no less!
Nice I came here for an idea to cover my pomegranate fruits..awesome
This is the best video on protecting fruit that I've seen. This year was our first year our apple trees produced fruit (after waiting 4 years). Squirrel ate all our apples before they were ripe. Thanks for the video Definetly trying this next year.
I love this idea. Those mangos looked amazing. Good job
Thanks for the great advice. I will follow that idea. Our mango tree was never able to grow properly. The possums would eat the new leaf growth. Put a net abound the base of the tree which allowed the tree to grow properly. Now, it is covered in flowers so I am hoping for a great mango season.
Could you tell me when the flyscreen netting should be placed around the fruit... how big should the fruit be?
Thank you for the tip. I have never realized that fibre glass net does protect them from fruit flies. I will use this year. I have mango, Japanese pear, and apple tree.
We used this method this year down in Sydney, was such a success! Thank You!
It is indeed a very economical way to protect our [hard earned] fruit from animals and birds. Thank you for this video, and I am definitely going to adopt this method during
current session to protect my mangoes from the local animals and especially from the passing by thieves.
You can reduce the fruit fly issues by rotating your chickens through the orchard regularly. The chickens will stop the life cycle of the fruit fly by eating the larvae before they can become flies. You can just let the chicken free range every so often and direct them to the trees you need them to get to by just throwing some food around the trees you want them to focus on. They will help with aphid issues as well. Most aphid infestations are a result of ants putting them on plants an protecting them. When you let chickens around trees with aphid issues they will eat the ants protecting them making it easier for the predators to get them. This is a strategic use of chickens not just letting them free all the time. Just every so often to have them work for you. They deal with pests and fertilize at the same time.
Great tip. I am California; it's pretty tame here as for pests. I netted my peaches, blueberries and grapes from blue Jays and robins.
One of the BEST videos ever! We are going to do this on our peaches here in Louisiana. Very good. Thank you!
Beautiful trees and fruit! Love the bag idea. Might be able to find fiberglass netting here; don't know, haven't tried yet. Hope the kids know how blessed they are. Much thanks!
I have a bare patch in Margaret River. I have a vision and you give me hope. Thanks so much!!
It’s nice to share with local wildlife especially after the bush fires
Ingenious!!! Love this idea and will definitely use it when my trees start producing. I might have to try it on some of my larger tomatoes and other vegetable fruits. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thanks for the video. Tried this to stop some very aggressive squirrels going after apples in the northeast US, but they ripped through the screening materials (including some that I tried made of Aluminum screening). Any ideas on other materials that are still flexible enough to quickly wrap fruit, or other ideas to stop motivated squirrels?
I like what you've done here. When I try to undo a zip tie, I use a tiny flat-blade screwdriver. I don't trust my hands enough to use a knife. I have also used sewing pins, but I got my fingers poked, so I stopped using those. 👍
Thank you for taking the time - the video is very practical and useful. You made a wonderful use of the benefits of the age in which we live. Grate garden.
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heck of an idea mike I will do that to my trees of mangoes etc etc my wife and I have 6 acres of land in honduras we will this methods and farming ideas you show good deal mike I love what you do I will check you out every week to see what good deals you got going thank you mike
I have Asian pear trees, more likely Korean pear. First year I harvested more than one hundred. That’s when chipmunks tasted the pear, and ever since I am battling with those tiny animals. Last year I got miserable 6. This year I’ll follow to your method, and I am pretty sure that will protect from chipmunks, ants, and squirrels. Many thanks.
Not so much a problem in my part of the world, but a brilliant strategy for those facing this issue.
I just lost mango and my only lychee fruit overnight because delayed netting them. It was my heartbreaking! Just took a few bites and threw it away! Must’ve been squirrels. They weren’t ready yet and it was my first fruit after years. I usually net the entire tree, but I may add this too since my trees are patio size. I relocated and brought my potted fruit trees with with me. 😭😭😭😭
Great Mark. Most impressed by the reusable zip ties and netting great from a sustainable point of view!🔥
Yeah love this idea Mark, thanks heaps. We got our first season of mandarins last year but every one had been stung by fruitfly. I was thinking about buying the bags but we have some spare flyscreen lying around, will definately give it a go this year. Cheers from Wollongong!
same here, not much of an issue in New Mexico either, but agreed, great info!
I like the idea of planting ginger.I happy to know and the technic I like to much gardening..thank u so much.
I used to buy nylon net bags on my persimmon tree b from ebay with nothing much help as animal bit through them. Now I can go to HomeDepot and get some of fibreglass netting , much stronger, easier to install, and cheaper. Great tip as I have been looking for something stronger to protect my fruits.
Thanks. I bought the same screen from Bunnings and I've bagged any many mangoes as I could. About a quarter of the bagged mangoes have been damaged anyway by something sucking through and stretching the mesh apart. Strange that they did this as I have a few dozen mangoes on my tree that aren't bagged. I imagine it would be quite time consuming eating the mango through the bag so that means less time to eat more mangoes therefore still an effective solution.
Thanks for sharing, very practical using fly mesh to bag fruit.
great advice and information about netting fruit trees !! thanks for sharing your knowledge and as always happy gardening !!
Thank you! All the best :)
Great tip, what would you recommend for fruit rats? Do you think this technique will work as well?
THANK YO SO MUCH !!!! I was getting so frustrated with all my fruit being eaten !
Jake and I are starting to grow fruits and veggies in our backyard and we really love your videos! Two years ago we planted a granadilla (Passiflora liguralis) and its starting to flower! The problem is that birds or possums are eating the flowers, can we wrap them individually like the mangoes, or what can you suggest us to do to protect the flowers? Thanks so much!
awesome update thank you for sharing have a blessed day
Thanks we used this idea by bagging with fiberglass insect netting such as you used here. Unfortunately, squirrels chewed right through the netting and stole the mangoes.
crap i have squirrels i want to keep out of my peaches
@@Yankees177 I am happy to report the netting has been more effective this year so far. Perhaps the squirrel population is down. In any case, I would now recommend using this. There is no downside except for the cost. I got mine on Amazon.
I went to Bunnings and got fibreglass screen and bagged my first couple mango today. I'm just hoping it doesn't fall off prematurely as my tree does that a lot when they're half grown. Thanks for solution 😊
That is a great idea friend! I love how easy it seems. Those mangos look so good 😋
Yes there's nothing better than a fresh mango tree ripened! Take care! :)
Thank you!!! I only have one fig coming up but you bet i want to protect that! Just did it
That's a great idea. I will have to remember. Janice
Genius! I’ve been trying to figure out how to save my mangos from the bats. Will give this a go this year 😁
It's a fantastic idea, I wondered where you are that you have mangoes and apples in the same place
Australia, Australia, Austral-a-lia. Tra-la-la.
Thank you, just what I need to protect my Pomegranate's, Peaches. From AZ, yes Birds are our biggest pests,
I love your videos thank you so much!I wonder if that would work on grapes?
This is a great tip. Thanks Mark.
Thanks for your informative videos!. Never knew you could use fly screen for that.
+Solutrean Man Thank you for your support! Yes the fly screen works surprisingly well. Cheers :)
Animals completely chewed several large holes in my white “bags” and ate my green tomatoes. I am going to try your method!!
We only get bats so last year I used brown paper bags, which are strong enough to last the season even in rain, and cloths pegs, and no bats touched them.
I noticed the bats don't come close to the ground because we have so many neighbour's cats patrolling the yard at night, so I feed the cats at night so they hang around.
i have pomegranate tree and mango, most of the fruit has been vanished. learned alot from your video. thanks
Thanks for the advice!
Good tip mate. I have a roll of that in the shed. I didn't know you can release a zip tie either.
Thanks Andy! Yeah, zip ties can be reused in these types of scenarios. Cheers :)
The best part for me was the added bonus of discovering zip ties can be re-used lol
Screen mesh! Brilliant!
I love your videos! I just found them on here and I am very excited to watch more of them to learn more about gardening.. I know a good bit already.. but there is always room to learn! Also.. you are very informative and very easy to listen to. Thank-you for doing what you do! :)
Aloha Mate,Mahalo 4 the awesome vid... keep up great work!
Aloha! Thanks mate :)
Excellent DIY strategy.
Thanks Brett! :)
What a GREAT idea to protect fruit from animals. My pomegranate tree produced for the first time last year- they left me three pomegranates- THREE! lol I am determined to keep more of the fruit- this year. I've noticed that the blooms are only on one side of the tree, the side not near the fence.... Are they getting to the early blooms or is my tree only producing on one side???
THANK you for sharing your knowledge - God bless!
By the way your Mango look amazing and I love to exchange [fruit] with my mango cultivars.
I just lost near all my mangoes to cockatoos, I didn't net due to sickness and finding it difficult to do alone. This would be awesome I wish I'd seen it earlier. I think I would sew them to bags with a drawstring top to make it even simpler to put on. I was thinking about softdrink bottles cut in half, poke holes for ventilation, slice off top and slit up top section to wrap around and slit on sides to clip in and hold together. But this would work better to include Insects... or maybe somehow combine them... the top of the bottle would spread the net out...hmm, thinking...
Just tried on what looks like last mango found hiding, think it will work...
Great Idea, now I just need some fruit trees!☺
Jeanette Kniebusch that’s a good start😁
I live in Florida. I wrapped my mangoes and the squirrels ate right through the bags.
What did u use to wrap it? It should be wrapped loosely
Mark i gotta tell ya, of all the gardens on youtube yours is my favorite! thanks for sharing all the info! :)
Wow, that's a very generous compliment Mary and I'll grab it with open arms! Thank you! :)
Thank you mike from self sufficient
Hey Mark, do you find that bagging tomatos makes them take FOREVER to grow & ripped?
Qld
Thank you mike from self sufficient good job
Does this effect the fruit growth in anyway? I'm always losing dragon fruit due to animals
Great idea. You can reused next year.
hi I live in South Africa and we have a big problem with vervet monkeys destroying our paw paws and avocados, do you think that the bagging will help
great information! thanks for sharing. Have a great day brother
Thanks mate same to you! :)
Can this type of bagging work for dragon fruits? I have a couple that have just flowered and I’m waiting for fruits, when should I bag them and should I loosen it as they get bigger?
Thanks I’ll try it !
Very good job. How can I purchase these baggings and from where?
WHAT do you do that you can have this great amount of land and garden.
Just spotted a group of 5 Rainbow Lorikeets on my apricot tree. They chewed all but a couple of the baby fruit off. Problem is, how would you suggest netting when the fruit is half way along the branch.
Newbie gardener really. I have a fruit salad tree - one tree with 4 grafts - plum, peach, nectarine and apricot. I netted the whole tree. Big mistake. It cramped the branches and birds, I assume, sucked the fruit through the net. So I will definitely use your method. I have some of the white netting bags too. They seem ok for tomatoes.
I don't have a fruit salad tree - very good idea for a small space! Go for it Carol I think this method of bagging will work for you. Cheers :)
I have problems, larvae in Feijoas fruits. Not sure from the Moths or common flies laid eggs in to the fruits of flowers stage. What is the best method to protect them.
Great idea, thanks for the tip 😁
Have you tried making bags out of the fibreglass mesh?
I have gigantic Valencia Mangoes, never seen such big ones. Don’t know what’s stealing mangoes, eating them when unripe really hard! American opossum or Florida roof or regular rats, tiny flies and papaya wasps will get through if used on papayas right?
I can leave this on my fruit until they're ready to harvest?
Some of my bananas have been eaton by bats and/or possums. Is it safe to just through the affected bananas out or do i through the whole lot.
Hi I love your rap program and I’m just wondering I do have problems with parrots Galahs lorikeets and eating fruit and sweetcorn have you had the same problem with the birds getting through the netting if not I’m going that way and I’ll put it on thanks buddy kit
Suggest me can we wrap the fruits by simple plastic.
Great video!
Great idea!
Are the possums a wildlife reservoir for TB as they are in New Zealand where they were introduced and currently being culled because of the disease implication for cattle?
+Wendy Rowland possums are a native to Australia and protected by law. In NZ they are trying to eradicate the population due to the damage they cause on the local environment because there are no natural predators unlike here where possums are common but the population is still kept under control via snakes which we also have plenty of... :)
This year here in central Florida, I am furious that i've had about 6 beautiful and delicious mangoes gone the way of the pesky squirrels we seem to have so many of. I am definitely going to get some of that mesh and try to save the rest of my crop.
I have a big tree with lots of unripe mango on.. the bats are eating 100's per day... how i can save them.. cant tied 1 by 1 as they are too high...
When do you net them. At what size.
Its suprising that the bagged ones still got damaged even though you left a few unbagged.
I have a monkey menace in my area in the lower Himalayan region .. Would this netting work to keep monkey's away too?
I bagged my persimmons and lemons last year with ample fiberglass mesh material, but squirrels, and maybe rats just either gnawed holes through the bags, or learned to untie the twist ties at the top. What else can I do? I got 0 fruit last year and spent many hours bagging.
This would work on persimmons!
You just "schamozel" it into a ball. 😂👍
Will the mosquito screen method stop rats from getting the mango fruit?
good video, one thing though - don't use a knife to remove the zip tie, use a flathead screwdriver of the right size, much safer. cheers
Anyokne know if I could use this fiberglass netting over an entire fruit bush I'm starting?
Hi Mark
I tried your method wrapping every mango with fly mesh but the bloody fruit bats managed to eat & suck on the mangoes through the fibre glass mesh 🤦🏻♂️Any advise would be much appreciated
The plastic toothpick off a swiss army knife works really well for undoing a zip tie. It would also be safer than a knife.
You are great presenter
+SUDATH PERERA thank you very much! :)
Where do you get your bird netting?