What a creative idea! Potato bags like the ones from the supermarket? I wonder if that will protect my fig? Last year a rat ate part of a fig every night. On a small tree that produces once a year, that was too much!
Birds - smell probably doesn’t work with them. Fortunately, the cat patrol minimizes their presence.
Yeah, the ones from the supermarket. Ive even tied up the plastic ones, as long as theres some kind a netting so the smell gets out they are fine. We dont get too much direct sun here, not like we did in the desert, so the plastic bags have actually held up for a couple years. Cloth netting would be better Im sure.
I wish the animals would just pick one fruit and devour the whole thing! Instead of a bite here, a bite there. Then I wouldnt have to drive them away.
I dont know if it works on rats, but it did great with dear, Chipmunks, squirrels, and bunnies. And whatever else was out there eating my garden. Let me know if it works on the rats too.
I think birds are more visual, Ive heard of putting shiny things in the trees. I havent got to that point since my baby orchard isnt producing yet.