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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: manian on October 08, 2011, 07:59:42 am

Title: Grrrrrr
Post by: manian on October 08, 2011, 07:59:42 am

i think the birds are plotting againt me.......
we have been nurturing the 2....... yes 2 apples on my apple tree this year.
I got home today and saw one by the bench which had peck holes in it. >:( I moaned at hubby for letting the chickens get it and then i noticed we weren't in with them so it must have been one of the wild ones.......(sorry chicks and OH :-*)
I then went to the tree to get the remaining one (for me...... :yum:) and  :o it had peck hole in it as well :(

oh well the  :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: got them after all

better luck next time

Title: Re: Grrrrrr
Post by: Rosemary on October 08, 2011, 08:39:23 am

Used to happen with us, with cherries so sympathies from us  ;D

Title: Re: Grrrrrr
Post by: Fleecewife on October 08, 2011, 09:14:33 am

Same here - we went to pick the crop from my favourite Blenheim Orange apple tree  :yum: :apple: only to find that most fruits were nothing but half a hollow shell with the insides pecked out and even the rescuable ones have peck holes in.  Grrrr indeed  :(

Title: Re: Grrrrrr
Post by: tizaala on October 08, 2011, 05:36:12 pm

sounds more like wasps.

Title: Re: Grrrrrr
Post by: Sylvia on October 09, 2011, 08:56:52 am

Blackbirds will peck at apples and wasps will move in where they've been pecked. Plastic bags with v. small holes poked in and tied over the fruit will save them next year.

Title: Re: Grrrrrr
Post by: manian on October 09, 2011, 09:05:49 am

Quote from: tizaala on October 08, 2011, 05:36:12 pm

sounds more like wasps.

thnaks for that...... hopefully we will have enough to share some!!!!
Mx