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  • From: Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:17:57 -0700

I can kind of see why black doesn't work. Red is a strong color that stands out in nature so that birds would be attracted to the color, as it indicates ripeness. Birds may not be attracted to the color per se of black berries, as lots of things are very dark colored in nature.

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Jay

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On 1/28/2016 8:08 PM, Jim Fruth wrote:
Sam,

I grow sour cherries and have ZERO bird problems. Why? I hang red plastic 'cherries' in the trees and leave them in the tree the whole year around, replacing them as they fade. Also, I put red painted stones in the strawberries as soon as blooming is finished. The birds peck on the rocks, hurt their beaks and don't come back. AND I hang raspberry shaped berry beads around the perimeter of the red raspberry patch as soon as blooming is done. It doesn't work 100% but it helps. Black berry beads do not work with blackberry and black raspberry and I don't know why not.

Jim Fruth




-----Original Message----- From: Brungardt, Sam (MPCA)
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:16 AM
To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
Subject: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)

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