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Few things are as frustrating as getting your garden started, only to find birds eating your hard work! To give your pea plants the best chance to mature, there are lots of things you can do to protect them. Protect them in the early stages, when they're most vulnerable to birds.[1] Remember, you don't want to totally get rid of birds in your garden since they do eat pests. You just need to try a few tricks to keep them away from your peas.
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- To give your peas the best chance of growing, plant the seeds in small containers and keep them in your home until they're established. This way, the hustle and bustle will keep the birds away.[15]Thanks
- If you hang shiny things or added a scarecrow, move them to different spaces in your garden every few weeks so the birds don't get used to them in one spot.Thanks
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- ↑ http://ashfordallotmentsorguk.weebly.com/bird-damage.html
- ↑ https://youtu.be/WnHt88ZxlBQ?t=276
- ↑ https://www.hortmag.com/weekly-tips/protect-vegetable-seedlings-from-birds
- ↑ https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/chester/how-to-gardening-brochures/garden-cover-ups-1
- ↑ http://ashfordallotmentsorguk.weebly.com/bird-damage.html
- ↑ http://ashfordallotmentsorguk.weebly.com/success-with-peas.html
- ↑ https://www.hortmag.com/weekly-tips/protect-vegetable-seedlings-from-birds
- ↑ https://www.gardeningchannel.com/birds-out-of-vegetable-garden/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/8wSyN3lNyv4?t=147
- ↑ https://www.gardeningchannel.com/birds-out-of-vegetable-garden/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/8wSyN3lNyv4?t=31
- ↑ http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r105600111.html
- ↑ https://worldbirds.com/how-to-keep-birds-away/
- ↑ https://worldbirds.com/how-to-keep-birds-away/
- ↑ https://gardening.which.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/213972885-Protecting-your-garden-from-birds
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