Hula Hoops Go Green!
19 Jun 2010 6 Comments
in Garden Design, Garden Projects, Vegetable/ Herb Garden Tags: hula hoop uses, keeping birds away, nadia's san diego garden blog, organic gardening
I received an email photo from a very creative gardener this week and I had to share it on my blog. She cut hula-hoops in half and used them with bird netting to protect her newly planted garden from birds. This is much nicer looking than plain white tubing and hula hoops seem to be a perfect size for raised beds. Very creative and I wish I could take the credit, but thank you for sharing the photo and a wonderful garden idea! The bird netting keeps out the critters yet allows the newly planted seeds plenty of air circulation and room to grow. Using twisty-ties is an easy way to keep the bird netting in place. Adorable and functional. A hip summer twist on the garden plot.
NO BIRDS PLEASE!
24 Sep 2009 9 Comments
in Garden Projects, Vegetable/ Herb Garden Tags: desert king fig, fruit and fig trees, keeping birds away, protecting fruit trees
September is fig season and mine are being eaten right off the tree. I love to share my garden with the birds and the bees, but I will NOT share the figs! I found these great little hanging mirrors threaded on fishing line, and placed them on several branches of the tree. Happy to report that it solved the bird problem this season! The flashing mirrors reflecting in the sun must really bother the birds and they stay away.
As they announce at the Padre games- “Hang a Star on It”. This is for sure a Star idea- try it!
** Use any type mirror in the garden area that you want a bird free zone.
(If you live in San Diego- check out “Leaping Lotus” on Cedros Avenue Design District in Solana Beach. I got the mirrors there- under $5.00 per string).
This fig tree is a Desert King- They are large, deep green figs with a strawberry red flesh and very sweet. I like these much more than my mission figs.
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