Raspberry Update. 6.12.2021

Today I tied holographic flash tape to the raspberry plants and their fencing. The idea is to confuse birds that might want raspberries. This worked very well last year for the cherries and blue berriees. Some of the tapes are recovered from last year. Those are very flimsy, and were easy to use twist ties to fasten on. The new roll is stiffer. I cut approx 9 inch to 1 foot lengths. punched a hole in one end using a paper punch, and tied on with strips of cloth cut from an old t shirt. The flash tape flaps and twists in the wind. The holographic reflectors catch and concentrate light, which is brilliant. I imagine for the birds it's like shining lasers and disorienting so, so far, they avoid it.