Re: [CH] Birds !#$@
Lorraine Heidecker (lheid@saclink.csus.edu)
Wed, 1 Jul 1998 12:42:37 -0700 (PDT)
Can you get bird netting? It is a fine net that does not block sun and
is mostly used to keep thelittle darlings off fruit trees but if yu put
it up over your planting beds it does work to keep birds away.
Another suggestion is to cut strips of mylar or aluminum and mount them
on string around the planting beds. The sun reflects off them and the
breeze moves them around and this is supposed to scare the birds off.
Peace, love and peppers
Lorraine
On Wed, 1 Jul 1998, Dan Bar Dov wrote:
> Its hot in Israel now. I figured I can sprout directly in the ground. And
> indeed it works fine.
> Alas, birds are eating the new sprouts.
> They prefer them with 2 leaves, but also eat the leaves of up to about 6
> leaves plant. They don't touch the more grown up plants.
>
> Scarecrow ? I don't think so.
> Any ideas ?
>
> BTW every early evening the habs lower their heads, in the morning they are
> straight up again. They are not short on water, they don't feel wilted to
> touch, only look that way. Peculiar. Anyone sees that too ?
>
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