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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:02 pm Post subject: Santa Rosa Plum Tree - Fruit Getting Ripe |
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This Santa Rosa Plum tree is a little over a year old and already producing a small crop of plums. They are very sweet and delicious. Unfortunately, the birds like plums a lot so I have put a net over the tree.
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Little Luey
Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 43 Location: Yuma Arizona
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:00 am Post subject: |
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looks good.
i heard some people tell me to hang a CD by the trees to scare them away, (i think the light may scare them not the actual CD), i have not try this but i may once i start to get fruit as well. The owl sure does not look like is is doing anything since the birds come to the yard, but there is no fruit on my trees yet.
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1 anna apple tree, 1 eureka lemon, 1 mandarin, 1 grape vine and 2 pomagranete trees, 1 dwarf 5 in 1 apple, 1 dwarf 4 in 1 plum, 1 mexicola avocado, 1 guava. |
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, CD's work. They don't totally stop the birds but they slow them down. The only thing that is a hassle about using CD's is that the string holding them breaks in a couple of weeks due to the string twisting in the wind. The twisting of the cord is an essential part of the scaring of the birds though, because it makes the reflections dance around.
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Little Luey
Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 43 Location: Yuma Arizona
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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you know, you just gave me an idea, i like fishing and i sometimes use a swivel for my rigs, this allows the line to rotate without twisting. This may be a good tool for this CDs, inexpensive and will save you the trouble of replacing the line.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Good idea. Thanks.
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