BirdBlock 602, Protective Mesh Covering, Bird Protection, 14’ X 45’, Black

This worked extremely well at keeping the birds away from the fruit on our plum and peach trees. Although some birds did learn to get at the fruit by flying in from underneath. My hope was to bundle and tie the netting around the base of the tree to prevent this, but I couldn't. I couldn't because the mesh of the netting catching on anything and everything. The mesh catches on every twig end. The mesh catches on every little nub on every branch. And just when you think you're making some headway trying to get a section untangled, you'll discover that the mesh has also caught on two shirt buttons, your watch band and your belt buckle. So I eventually lost all patience at getting the netting positioned so that I could bundle and tie it around the base of the tree.Hopefully, all your fruit will ripen at the same time, as you'll even have almost as much trouble trying to get the netting off the tree; that you'll never attempt to put it back on to protect unripe fruit. As I was trying to remove it, I couldn't let any section that I had previously untangled sag anywhere else, or a new battle would ensue (it was even snagging with things on the ground).I do like the way the netting performs though, so next year I'll try either of these experiments below.Experiment 1: Slide a large plastic sheet over the tree. Then slide the netting over the plastic and secure one side of the netting. Slide the plastic sheet out from under the netting on the side that isn't secured.Experiment 2: Buy two bottles of wine. Serve the wine to 3 invited friends. Secure each corner of a netting sheet to a long pole. Have all 4 people hold the poles high with the netting stretched tight. Walk and position the netting so it is directly over the tree as I want it. Drop the poles. Pray that the netting landed where it was supposed to!

I have some very large old blueberry bushes planted close together and so I bought two packages of netting. Thanks to all the great reviews/comments, I knew to plan carefully before trying to put the netting over the bushes to avoid massive snags. (It does snag on everything.) First, I had to lash the two lengths of netting together to make a double-wide swath. ( I bought some plastic fishing net repair needles through Amazon.com for this.) I made a frame with short rebar pounded into the ground and 1/2" wide PVC pipes arched between the rebar. I then used the suggestion of another reviewer to cover the bushes with plastic sheeting first before applying the net. (I bought a painter's plastic sheet for this.) Then, two of us laid out the (now huge) netting on the floor and folded it lengthwise for ease of carrying and placing, and we carefully carried it high, placed it, and unfolded it, on top of the plastic-covered bushes. We then were able to slip the plastic sheeting out by having one person hold the net on the side and the other person pull on the plastic. The netting has worked great at keeping the birds out - I have been able to harvest about 3 times the blueberries I have in past years without the netting. It seems very durable and I plan to put it up again next year. My one very sad regret is that two small birds (sparrow-like) have died by getting stuck in the netting. I didn't find them until they were partially decomposed. Their heads were stuck in the small squares of netting. I feel horrible and need to figure out how to prevent this from happening again.

We have been using this netting for a few years now and are very impressed with it. I just bought two more rolls of it. We also use the 14' x 14' size.I have fig trees and the birds do luh-huuuv those figs. Wouldn't share with me at all, so we used PVC piping to make a tall frame to put over the fig tree out back. We used plastic ties to secure the netting to the frame, cut the length to fit, with just enough to pool at the bottom, used what was cut off for the sides of the frame and for the past two years, it has done a great job and would have lasted at least couple more years, but the netting on one end got sucked into the mower and that was all she wrote! Even so, it only wrecked that end of the netting, so we attached a 14' x 14' net to fill in for the part we had to cut off and the protection is back in action. The new netting will take its place next year and the large part that's left will be put to use elsewhere.The mower is fine, but you should have seen the netting that was caught in it. No way in this universe is there a way to untangle it once it gets caught in the mower--or the weed-eater. Yes, that happened as well--before we made the frame. The frame has small hooks in the uprights to hold the netting up off the ground for weed-eating and mowing, if hubby would get me out there to raise the netting. (I have a feeling he will definitely do that in the future...) There are two 14' x 14' nets over the fig tree out front, as well.I love this netting. Wouldn't want to do without it. Yes, it snags on EVERYTHING snaggable and I've learned to never wear anything with buttons on it when I'm picking figs, or working with the netting, but it is very strong and does the job very well.

I was so glad to find a big enough netting for my two raised garden beds but after putting it on I noticed two big rips. It rips too easily. I just can't recommend it but wish I could. Sorry

it tangled up and I cut myself on the fine thread trying to untangle it. it did not untangle. I wish the packaging would be more user-friendly.

Did the job as expected, a little easy to rip but not overly so. Do recommend for use against winged rat kind.

Have to be careful not to rip it but we knew that when we ordered them. Works fine

Perfect does the job very well!

Filet efficace. Nous avons pu manger des bleuets avant les oiseaux cette année! La beauté de l'allée est préservée car le filet est quasi invisible.