On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:49:45 -0500, "joe s" wrote:

another reason the birds may be hitting your fruit is for water, put out a
bird bath or some sort of water source that is easier for them to get at
than your maters

"Samantha D Covey" wrote in message
...
This was before the cold weather hit in Oklahoma.....

AAAHHH Just when I went to save some seed from the last of my Sweet 100
Cherry Tomaters ....I see a BlueJay decided they would make a good
lunch....
I like birds but I like having my garden too...
How can I keep them away from my maters without harming them ?

Samantha,
Oklahoma



I had the same problem with Blue Jays pecking my tomatoes.

What I did is that I strung a line of twine, just above the tomato
plants and suspended, on a short piece of twine, CD-ROMs between the
tomato plants. The breeze makes them rotate and reflect sunlight.
All this glittering and flashing seems to disturb the birds.

You can reuse old CD-ROMs by first placing them in the microwave for
just a moment to destroy any information that is on them.
good luck.

Jerry Long Island New York.