Pigeon Damage to Vegetable Garden

Posted by TopVeg - May 15th, 2007

No-one admits to pigeon damage. It is careless & shameful to leave the vegetables, so carefully and lovingly planted, to be devastated by birds.

But the pigeons came early one morning and made a real mess of the young brassica leaves in just an hour.

This slide show is not so much about shutting the door after the horse has bolted, but more about covering the plants…after the bird has flown…

Click here for ideas on deterring pigeons.

Posted in pests&disease

5 Comments »

  1. A fantastic slide show and useful too!
    Sara from farmingfriends

    Comment by Sara - May 15, 2007 10:22 pm

  2. Sara
    Glad you like the slide show. Thanks for getting in touch.
    We hope you don’t get caught with the pigeons!
    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - May 16, 2007 7:49 am

  3. I have five cats to prowel around the veg garden and keep away the pigeons, hopefully!!
    Sara

    Comment by Sara - May 17, 2007 10:34 am

  4. Hi Sara
    Glad to hear that the cats are earning their keep. We will have to add cats to the list of biological control agents!
    Thanks for getting in touch
    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - May 17, 2007 10:48 am

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