 Garden
Pests
Description of Pest
Birds are eating my garden!
Description of Damage
Any or all of the following problems
occurs:
- seeds not growing due to birds eating them
- leaves have parts missing from them.
- flowers eating off
- plants pulled out and on ground.
Attacks
Birds will eat all most anything or try to .
Organic Treatment
- One of the best ways to control birds in the garden is to have pets, dogs and cats are
good at keeping birds at bay.
- Other methods are to protect the young plants until they are old enough.
- Greenhouses are good for year round protection if they are bad enough.
- A cleaver way to control their eating in your garden is to provide food for them so that
they will have enough and not look for more. Their is a balance to this method in that you
can't feed all of the birds in your area! In other words you can expect there to be
some damage from birds and other creatures.
- A good fence works against rabbits and other ground creatures. Be creative in providing
protection.
- Here is a secret way to controll birds without harming them...Feed em Whiskey soaked Garbonso Beans! Soak the beans for an hour then place where they birds can get at it.
Do not use soaps that are
chemically made or that have strange chemical additives or preservatives. Instead use only
natural soap, either citrus or peppermint based are best but try herbal soaps. Use only a
very small amount of soap and use only when necessary.
Get Dr Bronners Soap here
for more information on soap From Using Soap to Using Ultra Fine Oil
Natural Predators
Many animals eat birds. They will help to maintain a balance with the bird population.
You can buy devices that turn on when they approach such as a sprinkler which has a
motion detector.
Suggested resources Gardeners Supply Provides many covers to protect your
plants. See also Gardens Alive!
Need more help?
Andy Lopez
The Invisible Gardener
Last Update: 12/20/2012
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