Alan in Vermont
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Crows have found the garden and have been pulling my Prizewinner pumpkins as they break ground. Corn isn't showing yet so they haven't been able to raid that yet. Last year I put in four batches of corn, staggered planting dates to extend the marketing season. This plot got planted in 1/2lb lots. Crows got about half of the batch of Quickie and over 90% of the Silver Queen. The SQ was so bad that I disced the remainder in as it was too sparse to pollinate.
The next 2-3 weeks are going to be rough. I'll be getting up early so I can be there to supervise the morning flight and try to convince them that they will do well to take the long way around. Since the EPA, in their infinite wisdom, has banned the old crow repellents nobody has seen fit to come up with a new seed coating. I will have to resort to my own organic crow policy. Lead is organic, is it not?
The next 2-3 weeks are going to be rough. I'll be getting up early so I can be there to supervise the morning flight and try to convince them that they will do well to take the long way around. Since the EPA, in their infinite wisdom, has banned the old crow repellents nobody has seen fit to come up with a new seed coating. I will have to resort to my own organic crow policy. Lead is organic, is it not?