How to stop possums eating grevillia flowers?

gene

Hi I bought grevillia peaches and cream, it came out with beautiful flowers and not long after overnight the possums ate all the flowers and damaged leaves as well, I bought yates possum spray deterrent and it did not work they still ate the rest after using the spray. What is the best netting product to buy from bunnings for a grevillia 1 metre high, or is there something else I could use to protect the plant from possums?

EricL

Hello @gene 

I'm sorry to hear that possums have attacked your Grevillia flowers. To build a quick enclosure, I suggest using Jack 90cm x 5m x 25mm x 25mm Cage Mesh. Unroll the mesh to the size that you need and cut it using side cutters. Join the ends together with cable ties. Cut another section of the mesh to create a cover and cable tie it to the round cage you've made. Use Jack Galvanised Green Synthetic Turf Pegs or similar to keep the cage from toppling over.

Another option is to use 3 Saxon 170cm Black T Steel Fence Post. Anchor them into the ground and cover it with Cyclone 2.5m x 2.5m x 5mm Backyard Farmer Anti Bird Net. Anchor the bottom of the net using Jack Anti-Bird Net Plastic Peg.

Here are some handy links that will help:

• How do you keep possums away?
   
• What pest is eating my tomato seedling? by @jenahakchew 
   
• Four ways to protect plants from possums

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric