Keeping Birds from Eating Cherries

By

jennys*treehouse

Without money to spend on nets, I decided to go lo-tech. I borrowed some stuffed animals from my kids (anything with eyes) and hung them in various branches of my cherry trees. It was amazingly effective. I highly suggest any cat-like stuffed animals (I had a stuffed tiger and the birds sounded their alarm chirp when I perched it on top of the ladder). Another specific thing that might have helped was a motion sensor "snore bear" that makes yawning and snoring sounds when disturbed. This year, I got to pick berries for a week (and counting) compared to the one day of lame picking last year.

By

Jilson

You can buy large nets to put over the tree. If the tree is large, you can just drape it over the top. The birds are fearful of the netting (getting caught in it) and will avoid the tree--or at least the part with netting. If your garden store doesn't have it, look at a store that has koi pond products. (The netting is also used to keep leaves and herons out of ponds.)