How do we keep birds from destroying our tomatoes?

Cindy Cheek
by Cindy Cheek
We have about 8 different tomato plants in our garden and we come out each evening to pick the ones that are semi-ripe, only to find the birds have beat us to the punch. Can't really put up a net...just don't know what else to do That won't cause harm to the birds.
  6 answers
  • Carol Ann Carol Ann on Jun 22, 2017

    I would put white netting over them.

  • Sharon Sharon on Jun 22, 2017

    Put a couple stakes a bit taller than the tallest plant on either end of the garden, and run a wire or strong string, then tie some bright florescent plastic tape along the string with tails about 5" long so it flaps in the breeze.

  • Tam13317878 Tam13317878 on Jun 22, 2017

    Hey Cindy the birds aren't really hungry for a tomato they're just thirsty. Be sure and have various sources of a water supply in your yard at all times and this usually prevents the problem you speak of and no birds are harmed

  • Joh24703499 Joh24703499 on Jun 22, 2017

    I don't know if this will work with tomato plants but for my fig trees I take an old water hose and cut off about 2 foot and wrap around a tree limb. The birds think it's a snake and want go near it. It may help to paint a couple of eyes on it.

  • Jack Spake Jack Spake on Jun 22, 2017

    This is true.



  • Diana Brewer Diana Brewer on Jun 22, 2017

    You can also buy a couple toy snakes and lay them between the plants to scare them away.A platic owl found at gardening stores,hung in a near by tree or on a post scares them too.