Birds, Glorious Birds

I love the birds...(we have a finch feeder and buy Niger Seed for them to feast on). I hate the birds...when they do this to my petunias.

Before

After

Previously I have used chicken wire to protect some of the starts early in the season; but the stash went into a neighbor's gate to keep out the rabbits. There was some in a contraption John made to keep the birds out of the tomatoes that I haven't been using. (I love home grown tomatoes but Costco does them nicely too and they come without fruit rat bites!)

Pliers, screwdrivers and a little time later I was back in business with a supply of chicken wire to cover the plants. Saying goodbye to the cage meant new planting spaces... 

"John, would you please put in some bubblers for me so I can use all the area?"  

We dug the trench and John did the magic yesterday. Today I'll finish filling the trough and I'm back in business!

The new bubblers are ready to water after I top off the compost with all the soil today!