Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)

I have nothing to measure yet. My tree is not bearing. They will be
North Star 'sour' cherries.

I would imagine they will be smaller than the sweet store bought Bing
cherries. Does anyone have experience with this variety?

Betsy

On 2/3/2016 10:41 PM, Jim Fruth wrote:
> Betsy,
> What size are your cherries? That is the size to use if you want
> to fool the birds.
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Hilborn
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 9:06 PM
> To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)
>
> I would like to try this technique. What is the diameter of the beads?
>
> Betsy Hilborn
>
> On 2/3/2016 9:00 PM, Jim Fruth wrote:
>> We have a store here in Pequot lakes, MN called Weise Clothing but
>> I have yet to see any clothing there. They have stuff that I've seen
>> nowhere else. The part of the store that we are concerned stocks
>> beads of many shapes, sizes, colors, made of various materials and
>> findings (stuff to make jewelry). Might one call it a "hobby shop"?
>> If we didn't have that store, I would Goggle "plastic beads for crafts."
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Dan Nave
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 6:16 PM
>> To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
>> Subject: Re: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)
>>
>> Jim, where do you get the plastic cherries?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> On 1/28/2016 9:08 PM, Jim Fruth wrote:
>>> Sam,
>>>
>>> I grow sour cherries and have ZERO bird problems. Why? I hang
>>> red plastic 'cherries' in the trees and leave them in the tree the
>>> whole year around, replacing them as they fade. Also, I put red
>>> painted stones in the strawberries as soon as blooming is finished.
>>> The birds peck on the rocks, hurt their beaks and don't come back.
>>> AND I hang raspberry shaped berry beads around the perimeter of the
>>> red raspberry patch as soon as blooming is done. It doesn't work
>>> 100% but it helps. Black berry beads do not work with blackberry
>>> and black raspberry and I don't know why not.
>>>
>>> Jim Fruth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Brungardt, Sam (MPCA)
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 9:16 AM
>>> To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
>>> Subject: [nafex] Saving cherries from the birds (Good Fruit Grower)
>>>
>>> Saving cherries from the birds
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>>> (http://www.goodfruit.com/saving-cherries-from-the-birds/ )
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