Are birds a threat to tomato plants?
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I have some, birds aren't a problem, but other pests are - like gophers and bugs.
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Grackles get my big tomatoes once in awhile but not the cherry ones. One of my dogs usually barks at it.
Grackles get my big tomatoes once in awhile but not the cherry ones. One of my dogs usually barks at it.
I have never had a problem with birds eating tomato's bugs it's bugs.
Some birds are actually good for tomato plants by eating those disgusting green tomato worms.
The only way I have seen that a bird harm tomatos is when a bug gets on it then the bird will peck at it trying to eat it and that causes a puncture!
Dont think birds are the problem, but rabbits and gophers are. Try putting human hair in a mesh bag..that helps. You can go into your local salon and ask for the hair they are sweeping up. The salon I go to told me that people ask for the hair all the time for the same reason!! Their gardens.
protective netting , yes birds love yummy red ripe tomato's . walmart sells " netting in the fabric section" kind of like the veils of a wedding dress like material . get some green netting , about $1.25 a yard . protect them tomatoes !!!
I like chicken parmesan and there is tomato sauce in it so yes, chickens are a threat to tomatos