Bird problems

Emeoba69 · August 1, 2017

So Ive had terrible bird attacks on my precious just ripening tomatoes. Ive covered the entire garden in bird netting, an old plastic layer of netting over the metal fencing and drooped regular bird netting over the entire patch that goes down past the plastic netting on the fence. As much as Ive tried to find and fill gaps, little suckers are still getting in. I killed two mocking birds I suspected of doing the brunt of the damage but my uncle who is staying where my garden is has seen little finches inside my new netting. Not seen evidence of squirrels.

For a quick cheap solution Ive tied some of my bigger bunches up with plastic grocery bags. I've heard people using nylon stockins too. Not sure if covering tomato clusters in plastic bags is a good idea, get too hot and cook them in the summer heat before they ripen? Ive also read that adding a bird bath near the garden might help?

August 1, 2017	#1
Emeoba69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 37	Bird problems So Ive had terrible bird attacks on my precious just ripening tomatoes. Ive covered the entire garden in bird netting, an old plastic layer of netting over the metal fencing and drooped regular bird netting over the entire patch that goes down past the plastic netting on the fence. As much as Ive tried to find and fill gaps, little suckers are still getting in. I killed two mocking birds I suspected of doing the brunt of the damage but my uncle who is staying where my garden is has seen little finches inside my new netting. Not seen evidence of squirrels. For a quick cheap solution Ive tied some of my bigger bunches up with plastic grocery bags. I've heard people using nylon stockins too. Not sure if covering tomato clusters in plastic bags is a good idea, get too hot and cook them in the summer heat before they ripen? Ive also read that adding a bird bath near the garden might help?