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| SarahJ |
Posted - Apr 19 2007 : 11:33:10 AM
Though my husband and I have always had fairly good success growing tomatoes, our crop last year was a total bust. The problem? Birds. As soon as ANY tomato turned even remotely pink, the birds would peck at them. I could never seem to get to my tomatoes before the birds, and picking them green seems to defeat the point.
How can I keep those pesky birds away from my tomatoes? |
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| Alee |
Posted - Apr 19 2007 : 3:25:21 PM
Sarah-
I second the idea of a bird bath, and if you can't find any netting- you could always build cages of Chicken wire. Hopefully that would keep the birds off! I have even see motion detector sprinkler systems to keep animals away from gardens as well.
Good Luck this year!
Alee |
| Linda |
Posted - Apr 19 2007 : 12:33:12 PM
I think the reason they were pecking the tomatoes is because there may have been a lack of water around for them. Was it a dry season?You may try a bird bath where they can drink in another part of your yard. You can use bird netting draped atop of the tomato stakes - you can lift it to go under to pick your tomatoes and as long as the netting isn't laying on a tomato, they won't be able to get to them. They don't like netting and won't go anywhere near it, it messes up their footing. |
