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, 28 Jan 2016 21:08:47 -0600
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
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From: Brungardt, Sam (MPCA)
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:16 AM
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Subject: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)