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  • From: Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>
  • To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)
  • Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 06:58:44 -0500

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)

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