Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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Few days before i sowed so many seedlings and they are going well Alhamdulillah.. but yester i saw this is my shade, i dont know how the birds enter but they ruined so many of my healthy growing seedlings.

these are marigolds..
completely devastated by those unwanted guests..

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i wana know that should i pinch those seedlings pot or is there any chance of their recovery ??

Evidence :evil:

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Qulfa Saag..

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completely ruined :(

these are my marigold seedling.. u can notice their leaf color, is this any issue or not.. or should i transplant them.. or not..

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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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Place a wire mesh over and around your pots...I had the same problem but not now..The birds don't come now as they were discouraged the previous year.
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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thanks i should do that now.. Tahir Sir wat you say about my marigold seedlings do they seem healthy to you ? or any deficiency ?
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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new gardener wrote:thanks i should do that now.. Tahir Sir wat you say about my marigold seedlings do they seem healthy to you ? or any deficiency ?
They are good as the top leaves don't show any problem, the lower leaves look like they faced bird attacks.
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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Your marigolds are suffering from fungus due to cow dung.
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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Farhan Ahmed wrote:Your marigolds are suffering from fungus due to cow dung.
what is remedy then .. what should i do .. frahan bhai
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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Take out the cow dung from pot as far as possible. Cut off affected foliage.
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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Yes Marigold, pansies and carnations are easily attacked by fungus, I heard corn meal can help, this year i will try this
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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thanks sir.. for saving advise
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Re: Help...Birds Biting .... Seedling Issues

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hey GURUS i solve my bird biting issues.. i appreciate your suggestions but i cant afford to buy wire meshes as i have big pots and i probable need alot of them.. i find those nets in my friends general store as they use to sell some local chips packets in those net, most probably u guys also seen it at so many shop. :idea: i just grab them and wrap them easily around my seedling pots and i am very much hope i got the solution ..

Here are the pics ..

and plzz dont forget to correct me if i am wrong anywhere..

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