[Growwine] Birds

[Terry Rayner]

Siimple solution John..........get the littelfatwino to stand in your field. 
:o}


>From: "John Tummon" <winemaker at kacaba.com>
>Reply-To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
>To: <growwine at littlefatwino.com>
>Subject: Re: [Growwine] Birds
>Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:41:31 -0500
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>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.
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>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
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>  Jean, Neil and others:
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>       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."
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jean  <mailto:vitiferas at hotmail.com> Houle
>To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
>Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [Growwine] Birds
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>Richard where did you purchase the "flash (moire) tape" you use for tying.
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>Jean Houle
>Charlemagne Quebec
>Zone de rusticité 4b-5a du Canada
>Canada plant hardiness zone 4b-5a
>Sud-ouest du Québec / Southwest Québec
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>"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
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>"The best chance of success is crossing adaptive hybrids on other adaptive
>hybrids."
>Elmer Swenson
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> > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:53:33 -0500
> > From: rwdbest at sympatico.ca
> > To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
> > Subject: Re: [Growwine] Birds
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> > Neil wrote:
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> > > 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.
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> > I use the flash (moire) tape to tie the vines to the trellis. Very
> > catchy looking and the birds won't go near it.
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> > Regards,
> > Richard Best - The Frugal Oenophile
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> > "Use it up; wear it out; make it last"
> > And please don't leave your vehicle idling.
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