Safe Solution for Protecting Berries from Birds

16 Jul 2009 Kelley In: Gardening Tidbits

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You woke up early, got dressed, grabbed a bowl and headed off to the berry patch only to find that the birds had been there first. Nothing left on the vine except a stub where your luscious blackberries once hung. Before you grab netting to cover your berries try this simple solution. I have found that it works pretty good.

Mix 1 tablespoon baby shampoo, 1 tablespoon ammonia and 1 gallon of water together. Pour it into spray bottles or a sprayer that hasn’t had pesticides in it and spray all of your fruit plants and trees after they have fruit. The stuff tastes terrible to the birds and keeps them from ravaging your crop. Rinse the berries well before eating.

You may need to repeat this process as more fruit forms or after it rains.