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[Heron Breen <breen@fedcoseeds.com>]

Hello All,
I goosed the name of the refered netting company I had posted a few weeks 
ago. 
Plantsman John Meader, specialist in Rubus and blueberries (highbush and low) 
and 
also the keeper of many of his father's lesser known breeding results (Elywn 
Meader), says:
"As you'll see by the sample, the net is woven in a way that allows a great 
deal 
of stretch - all other nets I've seen are square-mesh...and don't stretch. 
7/8" is 
better than 1" if the 1" is square-meshed. Since small birds will poke 
through 
(sparrows, e.g.)and the berries, though they won't steal fruit, what does one 
do? 
A piece of 7/8" that is 100' by 25' covers my net frame easily, cost me 
roughly 
$150 (it's $179.00 now) and will last 14 years; so annual cost is like $10 or 
$15!" 
The company is named J A Cissel and can be reached at:
1995 Rutgers University Blvd., PO Box 2025
Lakewood, NJ 08701
www.jacissel.net
732-901-0300

Sorry for the confusion,
Heron Breen