Gopher & Bird Control in Your Organic Garden

Scare the Birds with Your Garden Decor
You might be able to scare some visiting humans too. Birds will be frightened by our inflatable predators -- we have an owl, one that moves its head in an eerie way and an "octopus" with shiny legs that will spook your neighborhood birds. Move the spooks around every week so the birds don't get used to them.Barriers
Bird netting This is an effective way to save fruit for yourself, instead of donating it all to your feathered friends. The black plastic netting becomes almost invisible in your garden and it's easy to install over berry bushes and small fruit trees. In our video Tricia demonstrates how to attach bird netting to a frame. Pop PVC frames on before the fruit colors, and remove them after harvest. Or leave PVC and metal frames up year-round in a dedicated vegetable garden, like Tricia's.
Underground wire baskets We have gopher wire in rolls and as prefabricated baskets. The baskets are designed for protection of a select plant or tree, and the roll can be used around rows, beds, or the entire perimeter of your field, as subterranean fencing. The rolls come in 3' or 4' x 100' (note: gophers have been known to burrow up to 6' deep in soft soil); the baskets come in several sizes from 1 Gallon to 15 Gallon.
The first solid food my daughter ate when she was a baby was a tangelo from my backyard. Well, a gopher went under that tree and ate its roots. My tangelo tree and I was devastated! What’s worked for me the best is carbon monoxide. Thank you for your blog, it’s awesome!