How to Build an Outside Enclosure for Blueberries and Protect Them From Birds

Birds can be a constant source of frustration for the home gardener, especially when trying to grow a crop of berries. Jays, crows and robins seem to materialize out of the sky to pounce on a newly ripened bounty of blueberries. Gardeners have had varying levels of success using scarecrows or flapping lengths of mylar tape to keep away the feathered thieves; however, the only sure-fire way to protect your precious blueberry bushes from birds is to install a simple enclosure over the berries, constructed of stakes and plastic mesh netting.

Things You'll Need

• Plywood stakes
• Mallet
• Plastic mesh netting
• Staple gun with staples

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Drive plywood stakes into the ground using the mallet, evenly spaced around the perimeter of your blueberry bushes.

   • 2

     Drape the netting loosely over the top of the bushes.

   • 3

     Staple the netting to the sides of each stake to secure it, using the staple gun.