Another Monday Rolls Into Horizon and birds are eating my tomatoes

[Fletch XXX]

damn birds keep eating my tomatoes lol

i guess its not the worst thing to have to worry about

I just wish I could get some full size romas without these birds pecking at em lol I need to built a scarecrow i guess

[mikesinner]

Set up some chicken wire.

[Fletch XXX]

Originally Posted by mikesinner

Set up some chicken wire.

I have my garden fenced off from rodents and stuff but theres no way to build a net over the entire garden to keep birds out, its too big. I have rows of vegetables growing and leave near wooded areas, birds and things are dominant in this area. Some of my tomatoe plants were 6 feet last year (creole tomatoes grow very tall) no way to net it off with chicken wire...

Down here in the swamps theres so many insects, the birds are very plentiful. I guess they getting fat off my tomatoes too lol

anyhoo, i am leaning more towards scarecrow,... ill make it Jack Skellington like though, not the traditional one lol

[Fletch XXX]

Ill add, unexpectedly, had somethingeat some of my habaneros off the vine too!!!

I was literally out there two days ago, and was like, well "at least nothing will eat these hot ass habaneros" low and behold, next day some were missing.

Its crazy, but these things down here eat everything, cant wait to garden back in Cali, perhaps less attackers lol

i am losing the battle here for sure... i never thought theyd take habaneros and eat em, but they did... crazy little things

[ShellyCrash]

It's not birds that we have a prob with, it's squirrels. They run down the screen on the sunroom and then cannon ball into the garden.

[John-ACWM]

Too bad,I know how the garden tomatoes taste like.I don't have my own garden but when it's time for tomatoes I just go to my grandparents and the taste of it it's great.

[gornyhuy]

The deer are giving me endless headaches. There is no stopping them - every kind of fence and deterrent is eventually useless against them.

Also, a racoon is eating all my strawberries and bird seed. Bastards!

[kicks]

The birds can be a PIA, guy down the street uses CDs hanging from fishing line, they blow and turn with the lightest breeze. He is an old man, said they work great. We don't have trouble with the birds so much, last fall they were being a bit of a pain but they only messed up a few tomatoes, considering we had 27 plants last year of different varieties it was not enough to matter really.

About the Deer..... human hair, just take the hair from your hair brush or visit a local barber shop and get some hair, spread it around where you want to keep the deer away from or hang it on the plants, shrubs or trees. Another option to keep deer away is human urine, Bamby simply don't like us human types. Not suggesting you piss on your veggie garden. The Deer thing might not work I guess in some areas, urban deer I expect are subjected to humans more than rural deer. Not a bad industry built around getting rid of the human smell for hunters.

[Fletch XXX]

Originally Posted by kicks

About the Deer..... human hair,

I use human hair to deter crawling things, many rodents and such stay away from plants that have human hair at base. My wife puts her hair on all the sprouts we have outside too, otherwise field mice or any other countless rodents would come up and just eat the tips of all our sprouts lol... its fun nonetheless.

I like the CD idea, i am willing to try anything. Shit I got fake bumblebee nests up to keep wasps away, might as well try CDs or something to keep birds away lol

I guess I should add, I am trying to go organic, which is why I dont use pesticides and traps. We got caterpillars and grasshoppers and june bugs cralwing every night too lol but i refuse to spray my garden with pesticides...

[Fletch XXX]

Originally Posted by ShellyCrash

It's not birds that we have a prob with, it's squirrels. They run down the screen on the sunroom and then cannon ball into the garden.

I watch squirrels do their mischeif every single day. One of my gfavorite creatures to watch, they hide their pecans in our yard lol, i find them when cutting the grass lol

[Mr.Right - Banned For Life]

what's up with webmasters turning farmers?

first spacedog, now Fletch

LOL

[Fletch XXX]

Originally Posted by Mr.Right

what's up with webmasters turning farmers?

first spacedog, now Fletch

LOL

Might be the other way around, I moved and started this years ago

Not sure how long spacedog has been posting about his gardening, ive been doing this for a long time, i encourage everyone to get some sun, I feel much better after a nice sweaty day in the yard.

[LadyMischief]

Get one of those fake owls or inflatable falcons, they should stay clear for the most part. OR get a cat.

[Fletch XXX]

Originally Posted by LadyMischief

Get one of those fake owls or inflatable falcons, they should stay clear for the most part. OR get a cat.

hey now, fake owl, that may work too! Forgot about those... nice. ty

ill find a cool place to put him, now i want one!

[cherrylula]

the neighborhood cats do hang out and chase the birds a bit.

[bushwacker]

Originally Posted by Fletch XXX

I use human hair to deter crawling things, many rodents and such stay away from plants that have human hair at base. My wife puts her hair on all the sprouts we have outside too, otherwise field mice or any other countless rodents would come up and just eat the tips of all our sprouts lol... its fun nonetheless.

I like the CD idea, i am willing to try anything. Shit I got fake bumblebee nests up to keep wasps away, might as well try CDs or something to keep birds away lol

I guess I should add, I am trying to go organic, which is why I dont use pesticides and traps. We got caterpillars and grasshoppers and june bugs cralwing every night too lol but i refuse to spray my garden with pesticides...

Go with the cd idea. My uncle has a sailboat, and when he is off the boat for a while he hangs cd's from the rigging. It keeps the birds from shitting all over the boat.