[Gesar]

Soaked in parafin now you must share the info ive never heard of that whats the story behind that?

[Paul Plots]

Soaked in parafin now you must share the info ive never heard of that whats the story behind that?

Would you eat beans soaked in paraffin? 

Neither will mice or birds. 

[unchained]

Above my raised beds down the bottom of the garden I have Pigeons nesting (along with numerous sparrows and other song birds) I manage to keep them away from my veg by criss crossing the bed with Repeller Ribbon;
Like this;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BIRD-ANIMAL-SCARER-REPELLER-30m-REFLECTIVE-SCARER-/130523026123?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV&hash=item1e63c752cb
It not only reflects light like a CD but also makes a fluttering sound as it is blown by the breeze.
I wrap it around a bamboo cane and staple it in place, with a bit of string top and bottom so that it doesn't move up and down.

Works for me.
Bob

[DD.]

Debris netting will also keep cabbage whites off brassicas though & can be used year after year.

[lancashiregardeninggal]

Soaked in parafin now you must share the info ive never heard of that whats the story behind that?

A lot of the old gardening books advocate the use of paraffin to repel allsorts - one I read suggested soaking string in paraffin and tying it directly above the drill where carrots were sown to repel carrot fly   I'm laughing but I guess it worked for some

[Paul Plots]

Soaked in parafin now you must share the info ive never heard of that whats the story behind that?

A lot of the old gardening books advocate the use of paraffin to repel allsorts - one I read suggested soaking string in paraffin and tying it directly above the drill where carrots were sown to repel carrot fly   I'm laughing but I guess it worked for some

That's an interesting notion - the smell might confusal the carrot fly.