Posts Written OnOctober 02, 2009

Bird Management at Harvest Time

  By Tom Mansell, Science Editor In my last post, I mentioned bird netting and how exposed grapes need to be protected from birds, especially once they are ripe. Birds, like people, love to eat wine grapes. They also seem to have an uncanny ability to determine when grapes are ripe and, if left uncontrolled, decimate a vineyard's grape supply.   It got me thinking about several different methods that growers use to keep their yeast food from becoming bird food.  A short sampling: Shiny Objects Occasionally in orchards, you will see pie plates and shiny mylar tape tied to a…