Fruit cages - home made or 'off the shelf'?

 

Dear all,

Please excuse me if I continue to pick your brains:

As part of the small orchard / domestic fruit growing are I am planning, I
want to erect a fruit cage for raspberries, strawberries and possibly a
Morello Cherry.

My grandfather's cage was made of metal water pipe (which rusted) and
chicken mesh. I had to continuously rescue bullfinches from within.

I had contemplated making our cage from 4x4 inch treated timber poles
concreted into the ground and covered with some form of horicultural mesh.
This however could be quite expensive.

Are there any ready made fruit cages that would be 'just as good', but
easier to erect, and cheaper?  I don't want rubbish which will need
replacing in a few years. Birds must be kept well and truly out!

Thanks once again,

Keith

 


Keith  Wrote:

Hi Keith,

The cheapest way I've found so far is to get an old frame tent(s),
discard the
tent but use the frame, covered in the cheapest mesh that
your local garden
centre sells.

If you have a branch of Freecycle in your area (if you haven't heard of
it, a
national scheme to pass round unwanted items without payment. Like
ebay but
without the money)(and the weirdos) you should be able to find
an old tent or
two.  Or if you work in a big office, or know anyone who
does, they usually have
internal noticeboards on which you could ask for
old frame tents.

Best of luck with it!




--
Rachel Aitch

 


Keith (Dorset) wrote:

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/category/Fruit+and+Vegetable+Cages/

 


"BT"  wrote

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/category/Fruit+and+Vegetable+Cages/
The "business" but expensive, although one does get what one pays for in
this case. We brought a 6 metre square one from them last year and are
rather impressed with it. Wasn't even that difficult for the two of us to
erect either.
We shall see how easy it is to move shortly!

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

 

I've looked at those to but thought mighty expensive.
Bob do you have yours on the allotment?
I'm very tempted sigh
"+Cages/