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[Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>]

I have nothing to measure yet. My tree is not bearing. They will be 
North Star 'sour' cherries.

I would imagine they will be smaller than the sweet store bought Bing 
cherries. Does anyone have experience with this variety?

Betsy

On 2/3/2016 10:41 PM, Jim Fruth wrote:
> Betsy,
>    What size are your cherries?  That is the size to use if you want 
> to fool the birds.
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Hilborn
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 9:06 PM
> To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)
>
> I would like to try this technique. What is the diameter of the beads?
>
> Betsy Hilborn
>
> On 2/3/2016 9:00 PM, Jim Fruth wrote:
> >    We have a store here in Pequot lakes, MN called Weise Clothing but 
> > I have yet to see any clothing there.  They have stuff that I've seen 
> > nowhere else.  The part of the store that we are concerned stocks 
> > beads of many shapes, sizes, colors, made of various materials and 
> > findings (stuff to make jewelry). Might one call it a "hobby shop"?  
> > If we didn't have that store, I would Goggle "plastic beads for crafts."
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Dan Nave
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 6:16 PM
> > To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
> > Subject: Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)
> >
> > Jim, where do you get the plastic cherries?
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > On 1/28/2016 9:08 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)
> > >
> > > Saving cherries from the birds 
> > > <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.goodfruit.com/saving-cherries-from-the-birds/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTNzM1ODEzMTQ0NDE1NTI3MTA4MjIaZGZlMDEyNzc3YmU4NDVhNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEDJr2TLeRcvRkWWfJdDVTo2gvesQ> 
> > > (http://www.goodfruit.com/saving-cherries-from-the-birds/ )
> > > Good Fruit Grower
> > > Cherry growers sometimes feel like they're growing fruit mainly for 
> > > the birds, but there is new information that can help them make 
> > > informed decisions ...
>
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