It's an elegantly simple solution to an age-old problem: to protect crops from hazards, keep them covered. Nets are commonly used to keep out pests in vegetable production, particularly in high-value ...

It's easier to stop squirrels from feeding on your trees to begin with than to deter them once they've found your fruit trees, so focus on proactive prevention. Physical barriers, like baffles, are ...

It’s important to use something smooth and slippery so the rats can’t get a grip on it. Make sure the pieces are long enough ...

Q: What sort of netting can I use on a cherry tree that will prevent birds from eating the cherries, and also doesn't snag birds? Also, will ground squirrels chew up the netting? A: Your concerns ...

NACHES — When a 2-acre stand of Honeycrisp apple trees was covered with shade netting at Long Ranch, foreman Eladio Gonzales estimated it would take about a year to see how well it worked at ...

It's important to welcome wildlife into our gardens and we can play a key role in creating habitats for all sorts of animals in an urban environment. Sharing some of your fruit and veggie crops ...

You’ve planted and pruned, watered and watched it grow. And now, at last, tree fruit is ripening on the branch. Then the birds descend. They perch and peck, pillage and plunder. And just like that, a ...