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Birds

Description:

Birds like doves and pidgeons eat the seed from freshly sown trays and house sparrows like to peck holes in mesembs (Dinteranthus and Lithops).Treatment:

Environmentally freindly:

• For doves and pidgeons simply cover the trays with clear plastic or glass.

• Keep house sparrows away from your plants by closing holes in the greenhouse with birdmesh or cover the plants outside with mesh cages.