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FAQ #4951

Birds are starting to work on my peaches. Can the peaches be picked before they are ripe and ripened later?

Related resource areas: Gardens, Lawns & Landscapes, Wildlife Damage Management


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Peaches stop ripening once they are picked, so the only answer is to protect the fruit from the birds. Nets are the only foolproof way to prevent this damage.

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