Talkback: Growing fruit for birds
Kate if you grow all of these fruiting trees you will end up making ketchup or jelly from the fruit and there would not be any for the birds,maybe planting vertically is the answer growing up on raised beds like a ladder.you may be able to grow as many plants as you could fit in. Oldchippy.
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I thought all the fruit I grow was for the birds. I'd have to be quick to beat them
I think you will find that there will be plenty of fruit for birds ,not only will they peck at the fruit you have not picked but all the fallen fruit and with all those bird feeding stations and left overs,I don't think they are going to go short.
Is there anything I could do to help the plants grow strong or do I not have to worry about this happening as hedging is more robust than I think it to be?
Any advice and tips would be Gratefully received.
Steven
Would it be safe to build a meshing cage around my bird feeders and the table(more so the table) to stop the pigeons? If so what size gap on the mesh would you all recommend that can allow the smaller birds to feed but stop the greedy pigeons.
I had to move seeds and fat balls from the feeder post to the dense, tangled branches of my Salix Caprea x Kilmarnock. The wood pigeons, it seems, cannot weave through the tangle but robins, nuthatches and all the different tit families love the cover. Even blackbirds shimmy through.
Squirrels are still the greediest and most persistent visitor but my dog really loves chasing them off - keeps him amused all afternoon.
Thanks for the reply Marinelilium. I shall pop down to my local DIY store the and see what Ideas I can come up with to helping the lil birds, especially now the cold snap is upon us.
Would it be possible to plant a crab apple in a large container?