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Old 29-09-2008, 08:42 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening,rec.gardens,rec.gardens.edible
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Default Autumn Onion Sets and Garlic

On 29 Sep, 19:05, Ed ex@directory wrote:
yes, birds pull em up. *u a gardener or a physicist?


) I use sticks and attach shiny paper on them to scare the birds for
everything I plant. We used to also disguise spuds as a bird, sticking
feathers on them and hanging it by the crops. Cds are also good, but I
find I don't like seeing cds hanging around the lotty when I've just
left the office, if you know what I mean. Scarecrows are good too -
ours is a girl this year.