Build-a-Ball Fruit Cage Connector - Build Garden Plant Protection Covers, Plant Supports, Greenhouses, Netting Frames (Pack 6)

Great product so simple to use even with garden canes and some netting it’s great for protecting plants from pests simply push the canes in the holes and make a frame anyone can use them they are simple there solid well made and will last for years

Very easy to use balls to build fruit cages, or any sort of protection for the garden. Would definitely use these again in the garden.

Super helper

Bought the full set of balls and tubes to make a cage for my blueberry bushes, which sit in pride of place on the patio while they are ripening. Saw other products which were unpainted aluminium and decided that the green ones would be look better. The larger holes for the larger upright tubes seem slightly too large, but with two people to handle the cage it was OK.

I bought these to replace the joining brackets on an Agriframes DIY crop cage. The latter were useless and kept snapping with the slightest movement. The balls do work but the structure is a bit floppy and you may need some help putting it together. I found it necessary to tie some diagonal supports (canes) using nylon ties to give the crop cage stability, then it’s OK.

Sturdy and excellent for creating a fruit frame

These balls are a huge improvement on the orange tubey things I had before. My main criticism is that there is nothing in the middle of them, so you can still push the rod right through and out the other end by mistake. But my netting frame has not collapsed in the slightest since I started using them. They also look attractive, which is important for me. I think it should be possible to purchase the exact number of balls that you require, but Garden Skill is crafty: it makes sure that whatever you buy for this system, you have some left over and are tempted to buy more to use them up.

Although these balls are well made they dont fit on the poles I have even though I checked the sizes before ordering. Tried with bamboo canes as they state they can be used with these but only fit properly on one or two as the canes naturally vary in thickness and are very unsteady when fitted together. I was planning to make a temporary cage over my brassicas but have managed to do it without using them.