bad bad robins

by tisha eastgate
(akron ohio usa)

my question is this, ive started seeds in a starter tray for my veggie garden.ive been having problems with mud and seeds being missing. i caught the culprit which is a robin taking the mud to build a nest, ive put a fence type over the trays but she just climbs underneath and gets the mud and seed. what can i do to deter them from doing this?? help please

Doug says make the fence tighter and more secure. :-) You've put out ideal robin building material (I used to have one prune and clean out my water garden plant pots every spring) and they're going to keep coming until they either can't get in or have the nest built.

The other option is to fence in your seeds and then provide muddy nest building material right beside the seeds so they don't have to rob you - you're giving it to them. :-)