How do i keep birds from nesting in my hanging baskets? ughhhh
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Comments (5)Hi! I posted this in an area that was asking how to keep dogs from lying in flower beds, but originaly I did it to keep the morning doves out of my hanging baskets. They are a pretty, but very stubborn bird when it comes to getting them to stay away from your baskets. They do not scare easily if at all. I finally tried this, after trying unsuccessfully to get rid of them for years and have not had a problem since. Buy bamboo skewers (like the kind you use for shish-ka-bobs) cut to length for whatever type of flowers are in your baskets, so the skewers don't show. Space them close enough together so the bird cannot sit it's plump derrier in the basket to nest. You won't even have one of them try it, they seem to see the stakes and realize FINALLY! that this is not a place for them. Good Luck....See MoreHow do I keep the cat from shutting of my gas?
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Comments (3)those are good ideas. I don't have any solutions but recently had a bird in my rhiphallis so I know what kind of damage they can do. I ended up starting over from scratch and starting a bunch of new plants. But with a hoya...especially a young one you just can't do that. I have had rats chew leaves off my hoya. Two next to each other one they didn't bother the other must have been tastier. This happened in my shade house which seems to be a rat super highway. I don't put hoyas in there anymore. (I used to put out poison for the rats until we got a puppy and she got into the poison...my bad!!. Pup is ok after emergency vet care but she still goes in there look for some tasty poison)...See MoreRelated Professionals
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