In my garden we have possums, fruit bats and birds, including rainbow lorikeets (small parrots). The possums and parrots did not try to get through the fruit bags, their presence was enough to deter them . My dwarf almond tree and a dwarf loquat tree were always stripped clean by rainbow lorikeets, and using the fruit protection bags saved the whole crop last season. In summary, Ryset Fruit Protection Bags are a very cost effective and sustainable way to protect fruit from pests such as birds and possums! They’re reusable, easy to deploy, and easy to remove. They also protect fruit from insect pests, making them quite versatile, delivering multiple benefits to gardeners. These great little bags have now earned their place in my range of tools for protecting my produce from pests, and I can wholeheartedly recommend them! Our Fruit Protection Bags are made from insect netting, which means they are non-toxic, breathable, and UV-stabilized. With a 20% shade factor, they protect your fruit or veggies from harmful UV rays while allowing air and water to circulate freely. The Fine Woven Mesh Fruit Protection Bags are perfect for a wide range of fruits, including tomatoes, grapes, apples, pears, stone fruit, mangos, pawpaw, capsicum, chilli, lemons, limes, oranges, mandarins, nut trees, and leafy greens. Plus, they comply with the Victorian 'Harvest without Harm' fruit netting regulations, so you can have peace of mind knowing you're using a safe and environmentally friendly solution. The bags also come complete with a zip attached making them easier to place on the tree and reducing the risk of damage to delicate leaves, buds, and branches.

The first people to start bagging fruit may have been the Japanese. For centuries, the Japanese have used little bags to protect developing fruit. The first bags they used were silk, specially sewed for the fruit. However, when plastic bags came on the market, many growers found that these worked just as well. If you decide to bag your fruit, this is what you should use.

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So far, I have tested this product on apples, grapes, persimmons and plums. You can easily wrap the bag over a bunch of apples, fitting nearly half a dozen in each bag, if the apples are growing close enough.

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons: The fruit tree netting bag are bags made for fruit trees and are the most practical way to protect your fruit trees from insects and pests. Please note we are unable to guarantee specific delivery dates or delivery timeframes, all delivery times are estimates only. Protect your fruit and veggies from insects, fruit flies, moths, stink bugs, possums, birds, and sunburn. These bags are reusable, so you can enjoy a bountiful harvest year after year. You simply place one of the bags around the desired fruits or veggies and then close it with the drawstring to keep pests out.Working part time in a garden nursery, I get to speak to a lot of gardeners, and one person told me that when the rats chewed holes through the fruit bags, the opportunistic possums forced themselves through the hole, opening it up further to access the fruit inside. I guess nothing is foolproof when you’re dealing with intelligent animals that are capable of learning. Ryset’s Fruit Protection Bags are an affordable solution for protecting fruit from pests such as birds and possums. The insect exclusion mesh which the bags are constructed from is quite strong and you definitely can’t tear the material by hand. Protecting fruit tree’s can be difficult because of their size and shape. They can also be susceptible to many pests such as fruit tree aphids, apple maggots, and the codling moth. In Permaculture, we’re always focussed on energy efficiency and minimising the use of non-renewable resources. As a handy tip, here’s a Permaculture way of using this product! When you have trees that crop at different times throughout the year, you can simply move the bags from tree to tree. As you harvest from one tree, this frees up the bags to cover newly growing fruit on the next tree. This means you don’t need as much of these nifty bags as you might think, a point appreciated by sustainable gardeners out there. As you can see, the mesh is quite fine so it will also prevent insects from getting to your fruit, including fruit flies which are common pests in the more subtropical and tropical climates. As an added benefit, fruit bats cannot get tangled in the fine mesh either, it’s perfectly safe to use where they may be present.