If you grow blueberries or other fruiting plants that are preyed upon by birds you can keep the winged thieves at bay while allowing access to your plants for honeybees by using inexpensive wildlife ...

Most of the time when I’m out working in the garden, I’m accompanied by one or two amiable robins who follow me around hoping I’ll dig up a fat worm, spook a moth out of hiding or expose some other ...

I read last year that you had great success hanging CDs to keep birds away from blueberries. I tried this last year (hung maybe 20 CDs around three bushes), and we had to do the net thing because the ...

I gave a lecture and slide show recently about good plants that support our feathered friends. I talked about good habitat for nesting and safe places to rest while avoiding cats. But when I showed ...

I have a small patch of blueberries that I share with my feathered friends. The blue jays and robins will pop in for a snack, or I’ll pick some for my breakfast cereal. Occasionally a flock of cedar ...

Question: Last year I lost a huge amount of my blueberries to marauding birds. What’s a good way to keep my hard-earned bounty for myself? Answer: Rebar and netting. Buy lengths of rebar taller than ...

Q. My 4-year-old blueberry plants produced a lot of nice fruit this year, but the birds beat me to most of it. I have some late-ripening bushes yet to harvest. What are the best ways to keep the birds ...

I gave a lecture and slide show recently about good plants that support our feathered friends. I talked about good habitat for nesting and safe places to rest while avoiding cats. But when I showed ...

There’s a reason that a small package of blueberries is so expensive at the grocery store, and a blueberry plant at the nursery is pricey. The popular, tasty fruit takes some work to grow and harvest.