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["Erdman, Jim" <ErdmanJ@uwstout.edu>]

I use regular 1" mesh chicken wire.  I have a 6 ft tall by 5 or 6 ft wide 
permanent cage built around my blueberries, with an old screen door for 
access.  Without year around caging, the rabbits and deer eat the blueberries 
down to the snow in the winter and the birds eat the berries as they  ripen.  
I haven't had any problem with birds or other critters getting caught in the 
wire.
 
Jim, in Menomonie, WI

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of daniel strum
Sent: Wed 6/2/2004 4:53 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Cc: danstrum@hotmail.com
Subject: [NAFEX] netting for blueberry protection



I am living in Virginia Beach, VA. and am planning an arbor with some type of 
netting to keep the birds out of the blueberries.  The arbor is quit large 
20' x 35' and 7' tall. I am wanting to put up some sturdy (year around) 
netting.  I am not too sure about the right size for netting.  There is a 
rubber coated chicken wire with a 1" hexagon pattern that would be good for 
my structure, but the holes look too large.  Any suggestions or experiences 
about this wire product or alternatives would be appreciated.

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