I had some plants but more then because I never got to eat any : how to prevent animals and birds eating them?
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2024
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Bird and/or deer netting. Thankfully birds haven't found our raspberry plant yet but they're not really ripe yet. We have a 6' fence around our garden to keep deer out.
Grow a bunch, and get there before the birds do. A bird feeder might help too.
Anecdotally, we've had some pretty solid results reducing losses to birds by placing reflective pinwheels around the garden. Like these: