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John Weiland

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English sparrows!.....(weaver finches)......destroying our sumptuous growth of Swiss chard! We are accustomed to protecting countless berry and cherry growies with bird netting,......and now are having to drag the stuff out again to protect.....Swiss Chard??? Has anyone else witnessed Hitchcockian bands of sparrows terrorizing the township's leafy greens??

“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein

Su Ba

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Location: Big Island, Hawaii (2300' elevation, 60" avg. annual rainfall, temp range 55-80 degrees F)

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It's feral turkeys that rampage my gardens from time to time. They eat the tops off the onions, carrots, chard, and such. Plus every strawberry that's shows the least tinge of pink. They are also expert at plucking the peas right out of the sides of the pods. At least they pay for their pillaging by eating every slug that they can find.

Cardinals will eat my tomatoes as soon as they show red.

It's never too late to start! I retired to homestead on the slopes of Mauna Loa, an active volcano. I relate snippets of my endeavor on my blog : www.kaufarmer.blogspot.com

Can you really tell me that we aren't dealing with suspicious baked goods? And then there is this tiny ad:

better than an outhouse, and can be indoors

https://www.richsoil.com/willow