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Boom – a solution to a long-term problem! By Elspeth (Volunteer)

VolunteeringBy Holly James August 4, 2021

I moved into my house 20 years ago and enthusiastically installed my greenhouse and raised beds. Many solutions to pigeons, squirrels and other crop-raiding critters have been tried with little…

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