[Growwine] Birds

[Laura]

Only thing that works for certain is netting.
Then make sure you clip it closed because they will even come inside the net :-(

Laura 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Tummon 
  To: growwine at littlefatwino.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [Growwine] Birds


  VCR tapes work as well. Shiny on one side. If you take a length with a few twists in it and tie it between two posts, it creates an interesting effect. Late in the season, nothing seems to work. I've got bangers, cannons, crackers, whistlers, squawkers, bird distress calls, flash tape, Scary Eye balloons, flash pyramids, bird scaring kites and most recently netting.

  John Tummon,
  Winemaker / General Manager,
  Kacaba Vineyards,
  3550 King St., 
  Vineland, ON. L0R 2C0
  Ph: 905-562-5625
  Fax: 905-562-1111
  winemaker at kacaba.com





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  From: growwine-bounces at littlefatwino.com [mailto:growwine-bounces at littlefatwino.com] On Behalf Of countrymouse at ns.sympatico.ca
  Sent: March 4, 2008 1:27 PM
  To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
  Subject: Re: [Growwine] Birds


   Jean, Neil and others:

        Over past three or four years I have using a similar product....but at a much cheaper cost than moiré tape....I go to the local "Dollar Store" in the early spring and purchase those things that little children put on the handle grips of their bicycles that flap in the wind....they are reflective and sparkly...usually blue/silver metallic or red/silver metallic.  You can purchase several dozen of these gizmos that are already cut to size with seven or eight strands together with a small handle to tie your string onto then on  the catch wires or posts.......they last several years and keep the deer and birds away.....that's what works for me.

  Elayne
  "Have a grape day."
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jean Houle 
    To: growwine at littlefatwino.com 
    Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:18 PM
    Subject: Re: [Growwine] Birds


    Richard where did you purchase the "flash (moire) tape" you use for tying.

    Jean Houle 
    Charlemagne Quebec 
    Zone de rusticité 4b-5a du Canada 
    Canada plant hardiness zone 4b-5a 
    Sud-ouest du Québec / Southwest Québec 

    "Petit ou grand, un bon vin a la gueule de l'endroit où il est né, et les tripes du bonhomme qui l'a fait." 
    Jacques Puisais 

    "The best chance of success is crossing adaptive hybrids on other adaptive hybrids." 
    Elmer Swenson 
     








     


    > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:53:33 -0500
    > From: rwdbest at sympatico.ca
    > To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
    > Subject: Re: [Growwine] Birds
    > 
    > Neil wrote:
    > >
    > > You will not need nets until you crop ie year 3. We found that bird 
    > > distress calls and flash tape helped but not as much as our crop 
    > > increased.
    > >
    > 
    > I use the flash (moire) tape to tie the vines to the trellis. Very 
    > catchy looking and the birds won't go near it.
    > 
    > Regards,
    > Richard Best - The Frugal Oenophile
    > 
    > "Use it up; wear it out; make it last"
    > And please don't leave your vehicle idling. 
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