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More berries mean a hard winter - old wives tale?
In article , David W.E.
Roberts writes Obviously I don't want to remove a valuable resource for the wild life, but how long do they depend on last years berries? otoh - we're now in the breeding season and food requirements are high otoh - fruit feeders have other sources, such as nectar from nipping off buds, and oozing sap from wounds in trees. You could always provide substitutes - raisins and sultanas (blackbirds and starlings appear fond of these), and the last of your stored apples which are beginning to go off. It won't be many more weeks before we're back in the fruit season with the first of the strawberries. IME cotonoeaster and viburnum are a last resort - which is why you still have berries on them now! -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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