Monday, July 12, 2010

Pest Problems

I spent the day today with one of my friends who has her own garden growing on her front porch. She was having problems with birds getting to her tomato plants and destroying her fruits and vegetables before she got to them; so we lined her mini garden with something terrifying to birds: aluminum foil. If you're on a low budget, this is perfect for keeping birds and other unwanted visitors to the garden. Simply fold squares of foil and tie them to string-most birds are afraid of reflective surfaces, and will not venture near your plants upon seeing the foil. Another thing that is great to use for protecting your garden against larger animals such as deer is fishing line-deer cannot see a fence of fishing line, and they get scared upon feeling something they cannot see. Happy gardening!

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