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Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 3:09 pm Post subject: FRUIT

I got bored today and built a fruit cage. It's 4x4x2m.

Almost no structural strength to it. 2m steel poles as uprights, blue water pipe bend as the roof, and netting over.

I have currant bushes, which are fine.

Raspberry, loganberry and gooseberry canes/sticks. Will these need actual support? They're a gift, and some are two foot long, some are six feet long.

I can whack a Heras panel in there if needed.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46193
Location: yes

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 3:25 pm Post subject:
all of those can self support, you will need to look up how to prune them and when. unless you have hippos that level of engineering is fine

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 6:18 pm Post subject:
Heavy bearing raspberries can snap under their own weight, depending upon cultivar and conditions and management. Will timing work to leave cage open for pollinators for all species?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 8:51 pm Post subject:
ooh yep, scaff net or 6" pea net?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 9:14 pm Post subject:
Fruit cage netting. 22mm Holes. Insects in. Birds out is the plan.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 9:16 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

ooh yep, scaff net or 6" pea net?

Whatâ€™s the point of 6â€ netting? Trying to keep giraffes out?

dpack

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Posted: Thu May 07, 20 9:20 pm Post subject:
can bees and hoverflies get in

dpack

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Posted: Thu May 07, 20 9:22 pm Post subject:
most of my fruit cage issues have been canine, fond of fruit ,some of em.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45665
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 9:29 pm Post subject:
I thought you were allergic to fruit (except cider)?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Thu May 07, 20 10:47 pm Post subject:
i am very fond of fruit and have had mutts with a proper liking for it. not sure about anyone else even if you dont like it it is an ace swap.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 6:27 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I thought you were allergic to fruit (except cider)?

Canâ€™t have too many black currants or raspberries.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15951

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 7:21 am Post subject:

It is easier to keep the raspberries and loganberry under control if you have some sort of support for them. I have never been lucky enough to have such good fruit bearing on raspberries as Slim says may break the cane, but they are very flexible. Two posts and wires between are adequate support for both fruit, and they can be tied on if they need it. Unless you want to cordon train the gooseberries, they are best grown as self supporting bushes.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 8:19 am Post subject:
Thanks. Iâ€™ll rig some wire. The support posts will take it. If Slim is super right and I get enough rasps to pull steel poles down Iâ€™ll cope.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 9:59 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I thought you were allergic to fruit (except cider)?

It's fish that he's allergic to.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 11:40 am Post subject:
Doesn't like broad beans either.

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