It's been over a week now and so far, so good. One very aggressive critter got frustrated and tried to rip through a pouch to no avail. It knocked the pom, pouch and all, to the ground where it continued to try gnawing away to still no avail. Yes, I had to harvest that one, but it was a whole fruit that was still edible and great in a salad.

Tony

Sounds like a genius idea. How easy are they to harvest this way? A perfectly reusable solution. I bet that would even protect quite a bit from hail too.

I should add that the fold is on the bottom and then the sides are stapled. I then slip the pom into the open end (top) and staple the top shut.

Patty S.

1. Roll out the screen and cut out a good-sized section of material. No need for precision. Use a utility knife or wire cutters. This will ultimately be cut into thirds to make three pouches, so think of pouches big enough to encase a softball.
2. Take your cut out section and roll it over in to thirds for step 3.
4. Cut the section into thirds with two cuts.
5. Since you weren't too precise, you will end up with a rectangle. Fold the long portion of the section evenly to form a taco of sorts.
6. Staple the sides of the taco to make a pouch. Keep the top end open.
7. You may need to prune some leaves and branches away from the fruit so that the pouch fits over cleanly. Place the fruit in the open end of the pouch and then staple it right up to the branch.