Pigeons - Help!!!!

[MrsC]

Have noticed the lovely little darlings having a go at my lettuces 2nite! Any tips?

[jacob marley]

Have noticed the lovely little darlings having a go at my lettuces 2nite! Any tips?

shoot the feathered vandals

[MrsC]

lol Jacob! what with, my peas ain't ready yet!

[cheshire61]

im afraid the only answer besides killing them is to put some netting over the lettuces we have the same problem on our allotment plot

[jacob marley]

i am having the same problem with brussel sprouts but upto now they have left the growing tip alone so they will recover but it do's nbot work with lettuce sorry jacob

[MrsC]

just a fine netting suspended on canes?

[Snadger]

The netting must reach the ground all the way around or else the little darlings just walk underneath!!

And if the pigeons don't the wabbits will!

[Alice]

You have to cover your crops over to keep the pigeons and other little beauties off. Canes stuck in with nets draped over will do the job. Put something on the tips of the canes to stop you poking your eye out on them when you bend over the bed. I use pipe lagging cut into bits (49p a metre from B&Q) Works a treat.

[nick the grief]

Make some cloches out of wire netting and cover them with that . Make sure it's 1" mesh though as a baby wabbit will go straight thru 2" mesh

[Flummery]

I put a cane at each corner topped with an empty yoghurt pot - Netting over the top and pegged down where it touches the ground. It works!

[Two_Sheds]

Re: netting - bear in mind the woodpigeon will land on the top of any net if it can and peck thru the holes. I've now resorted to using chicken mesh shaped into chimneys

[Mrs Dobby]

I put a cane at each corner topped with an empty yoghurt pot - Netting over the top and pegged down where it touches the ground. It works!

Same type of thing as we've done with the brassica bed Flum, looks a bit ramshackle, but if it works, then it doesnt matter how it looks!

[olive tree]

a garden cane with a cd disc attached to some string,the light reflecting blinds the blighters!! not literally you understand but just enough to send em packing.Alternatively a gun and a block of shortcrust should do the trick

[Mrs Dobby]

Better than a CD on string or wire (that gets tangled by the wind) is to use an old VHS video cassette, break it open and take out the tape, then tie strips of it to anything you wish to keep the birds off! It is metallic tape, so reflects light to scare the birds as it moves in the breeze, and also makes a noise as it flutters, ideal for scaring pigeons off, plus you can use lots of it! We've used it on all our pea and bean supports, plus on the fedge with the rasps and which is next to the strawb bed! So far so good!

[olive tree]

yeah have seen that in my area, am new to this game and picking up tips anyhow or anywhere! just usually make my own wine from the hedgerow but have branched out into the growing side of things.8 gallons of wine and loads of sloe gin makes me think i can grow a bit of veg?! making that is not drinking