Question: What can be done to keep birds from eating all the fruit in an orchard? My brother has an orchard in southern Utah. There are about 100 trees, mostly dwarf and semi dwarf. Last year, birds got 90 percent of the fruit. He has tried scarecrows, but that didn’t work. He has also tried aluminum foil pie tins, but that only worked temporarily. Is there any solution for him other than buying netting to cover the trees?
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Cool mountain temperatures, fantastic far-reaching views and some of the oldest trees to be seen anywhere await those who head to the Bristlecone Trail in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.
Question: I have a huge ash tree that I want to either stop from seeding or kill. I heard about a product that can stop seeding, but I am told due to the size of the tree, it is impossible to spray the blooms. This tree is at least 50 feet tall. It is a real nuisance.
The Marty Hennessy Junior Tennis Foundation offers local kids an opportunity to learn the game of tennis. In return, they have to become upstanding young people. Members are expected to volunteer with the foundation, perform community service, be stellar students and act as mentors for younger kids.
Seventy-year-old NorthGate Christian Church, a branch of International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, recently broke ground on a $1.75 million worship center at Washburn Road and Donna Street.
People come from throughout the world to visit Black Canyon, the 12-mile gorge of the Colorado River running downstream from Hoover Dam to Willow Beach, Ariz. Yet, even though it is practically in our backyards, many Southern Nevadans have not even heard of it, let alone cruised its waters.
Question: I am in the process of ordering a couple of fruit trees online. What are the chill hours for Sun City Anthem in Henderson? I thought it was 300 hours or less. A couple of apricot trees you have recommended have been 400 and 500 hours (Blenheim and Royal Rosa), and I am wondering if that is too many.
An annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, thus obscuring the image of the sun to an Earth viewer, is expected between 3 p.m. and sunset Sunday.
Marisa Baum’s parents look forward to the day when she can go bowling again. She used to bowl every week with her father. Now she cannot move. She is not paralyzed, but her muscles are in a constant contracted state. Her body was left that way two years ago after she had a seizure that lasted nearly a day.
Move over, Jane Fonda. You’ve got nothing on these local mothers-in-law. In honor of Mother’s Day, the Las Vegas Review-Journal asked readers to submit stories about their cool mothers-in-law.
