On 30/04/2010 19:14, bob wrote:
that time of year again and the birds are all watching me plant and
deciding who eats what!,what methods have you all found the most
effective,there seems to be no end of clever looking devices,humming
tape,inflatable birds of prey but do they work?,all input most
welcome,thank you all!

The most effective thing I found was to simply throw a net over the veg.
I just leave it resting lose on the top of brassicas with the edges
weighted down with a few rocks. I remove the net when then plants are a
bit more mature and less of a tasty morsel. Pigeons can strip a row of
young cabbage plants in a single sitting.

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David in Normandy.
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