Q: What sort of netting can I use on a cherry tree that will prevent birds from eating the cherries, and also doesn't snag birds? Also, will ground squirrels chew up the netting? A: Your concerns ...

You’ve planted and pruned, watered and watched it grow. And now, at last, tree fruit is ripening on the branch. Then the birds descend. They perch and peck, pillage and plunder. And just like that, a ...

EXCERPT: Drape netting controls codling moth, but it can trigger an outbreak of aphids if their predators are also blocked by ...

Question: Last year I lost a huge amount of my blueberries to marauding birds. What’s a good way to keep my hard-earned bounty for myself? Answer: Rebar and netting. Buy lengths of rebar taller than ...

Every year backyard fruit trees are robbed of their bounty, frustrating gardeners. Here are five tips for protecting your trees. Pruning Critters can’t eat what they can’t reach. Prune trees about 6 ...

"After cutting away some branches and netting to position the ladder, I was able to reach her, carefully contain her, and ...

Backyard orchardists may be forced to use wildlife-friendly fruit netting under proposed changes to Victoria’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals laws. The draft recommendations to changes in animal ...