How Do You Protect Blueberry Bushes From Birds?
Seeing small green berries forming on your blueberry bushes can be an exciting time for your garden. But it’s also an exciting time for birds that enjoy eating the ripening berries before you get a chance to pick them. To protect blueberry bushes from birds, all you need to do is provide some type of protective covering over the bushes for the three to four weeks it takes for the berries to mature and become harvestable. Drape a large piece of bird netting over your blueberry bush if you only have one or two plants. You’ll need a piece big enough to cover the entire top of the bush and extend down to the bottom. For large varieties of blueberries, this can mean a piece of netting up to 15 feet square for one 6-foot-tall blueberry bush. Cover rows or large groupings of blueberry bushes by driving garden stakes 6 inches into the ground every 6 feet on each side of the row. Spread the bird netting over the stakes to cover your row of blueberries all the way to the ground. Tie lengths of s
