Dalen Bird X Protective Mesh Netting - Keep Birds and Pests Away from Your Garden – Non Toxic - Made in The USA - 14' x 14'

Every year we have a 100 year old fig tree producing the best tasting figs i have ever tasted! i don't even eat or like figs, but these are so wonderful! And, every year, the squirrels attack in a coordinated rush right at the moment they are ripe and ready to pick! They must have some squirrel spies in our attic and let every other squirrel in the state of Texas knows that we are going out there to pick figs. My husband and I run towards the tree at the same time as the squirrels, legs pumping, sweating, arms reaching out, every muscle screaming in pain, just one fig!! But, always, the hordes of squirrels know our plan, and they descend, falling from other trees, jumping off roofs and telephone wires, pouring in waves over the back fence, teeth bared, tails bushed out, screeching their war cry, unstoppable and terrifying: FIG FRENZY!!! We don't give up, desperately inching our way across the yard towards the tree... my husband goes down! instantly, he disappears under a masses of angry fur and nutty breath...i know he's down, no fig for him, but i must press on, almost there! A rogue squirrel misses his mark, leaping from a flagpole across the street, he falls, hitting me on the shoulder, then clinging, shouting squirrel obscenities in my ear, sudden pain in my shoe, a squirrel is climbing onto my laces, chewing through them so i will trip. With one final lunge, I jump into the tree, scattering thousand of figs and squirrels, birds are now diving from the air! i reach out, and..my fingers close around a small piece of fruit as i fall. i land hard, awkwardly, on my hip, the squirrel on my shoulder screaming in alarm, pressed against my ear. suddenly, there is..nothing. All scatter, vanish, leaving behind broken branches, juice and fur. even the birds have fallen silent. I sit, leaning against the tree, catching my breath. my husband is still lying on the ground , uninjured, but angry that again, another year will have to pass before he can try again. i slowly open my hand, the fig glistening in the sunlight, bursting with juice, i close my eyes and breathe in the fresh, warm, lemony fragrance and open my eyes again as a sudden sound in my ear reminds me...i am not alone here under the tree. the squirrel, still on my shoulder, is also breathing in the juicy scent, his eyes also closed.. i realize he is very young, that must be why he attempted the ridiculous, almost suicidal leap across the street. suddenly, his eyes snap open, almost hypnotized by the fig in my hand, he was unaware for a moment of his danger. a sudden, smothered squeak of alarm escaped his mouth, along with a tiny bit of drool. we looked at each other. he was small and very grey, with pale shading into his tail. his eyes flickered inquisitively over my face. then, he suddenly sighed...it was the sigh... such an expression of longing, and disappointment and hope in it! I motioned my husband over, and carefully, he stiffly, crawled to where we were sitting. the squirrel looked alarmed, then at me, as though for protection. i felt a stab of motherly feeling, as though this tiny creature were a long lost child. then as we sat together, sheltered under the fig tree that had undoubtedly seen stranger sights in it's hundred years of life, I carefully divided the fig into three pieces, and we contentedly ate together in the morning sun.... so we got this net, and it works great.

Netting worked well around my garden. Kept the deer out.

Used this very lightweight net to protect a medium sized fig tree throughout the bearing season. It did take some work to position the netting, due to its size and tendency of the mesh to get snagged on the branches. Once the net was position, I weighted it down every three-four feet, using one foot lengths of garden twine to tie on some heavy lag screws. I then hung the lag screws over some of the lowest branches, close to the trunk. By doing this I was able to not only keep the very lightweight mesh neatly in place -- I had virtually no squirrel problems, either. I came out one morning to find a very panicked squirrel trying to escape, and had to summon up my last ounce of humanity to let it go. In addition to doing the job, the mesh is almost invisible -- the tree maintained its natural shape, as well. This item has become an indispensable part of my pesticide free garden, as it enabled me to harvest almost 100% of my fig crop, with virtually no loss due to birds or squirrels.

This is the only thing I have found that keeps squirrels from decimating my berries and figs. Also stops them from digging up my garden bed. Inexpensive, reusable. Love it. Con: the thing that makes it great - living things do not want to get tangled in it - makes it a hassle. I use really big sheets of it, and it will catch and tangle and be generally a mess to work with, especially when I take it off and fold it up. It will snag on the tinest bump in concrete and even on itself. If possible, find stakes that are taller than your plant. Post them around your plant or bed. Cap each stake with a solo cup or can or whatever. Then drape this over it. And tuck it in around the bottom. This will help to prevent the plant from getting caught in the netting. It also helps to prevent squirrels from sticking their grubby little hands through a hole and grabbing at your fruit. Ditto with dirty bird beaks. I was horrified at the thought that small animals would die in this stuff, but did NOT have that problem at all.

Good for the price. Doing a great job protecting my blueberries from birds. Will be buying another for my raspberries. Seems pretty durable, gets a lot of handling as we harvest. Just as easy to spread as any net...gets tangled on small branches or garden stakes if you're not careful, that is to be expected.

I purchased this product 3 months ago to cover blueberry bushes to protect the fruit from birds. Upon opening the package I unfolded the netting which was extremely thin and almost like handling a spider's web after fully unfolded - hard to handle without help. I needed another person to hold the other end in order to stretch it out and stake it up over the bushes. The netting is nearly invisible. It is strong enough to be stretched and has flexibility. I had trouble with it tangling in the blueberry bushes and when attempting to pull it away from the bushes the netting caught the unripe (still green) blueberries and popped them off the branches. It is doing an okay job, but as the area of the netting is near trees, the leaves and branches stretch the netting onto the berries and make it hard to keep them covered while untangling it from the bushes without popping off berries. I'd look for a heavier gauge product next time.

Great product. Great service.

I had a rodent issue, where squirrels, mice and who knows what else would get in and destroy my crop during harvest time. I purchased the above for my tomato garden. And it worked like a charm. I did get an odd mouse that got in from tomatoes that fell to the ground, but that’s about it. No major headache’s this year. One more thing I’d like to mention is how durable the mesh is. I had it catch a few times on wood bed, and it never broke. I’m impressed. Heck if it makes it one more season it has paid off for me! Thanks again for an awesome product!

Very good netting, high quality and stops most pests. A few tiny birds can get caught in it though (due to sheer stupidity though, sadly)

Not the sturdiest netting but it does the job.

Worked very well to keep birds away from my elderberries. Sturdy enough to use another year.

The material is a thin plastic it breaks easily. But it does the job for what we bought it for.