I have created a new 4 bed growing area at bottom of garden, above are power & phone cables that pigeons & collard doves like to perch on.
Any suggestion on keeping them off raised beds apart from using netting?
Does flapping tape keep them away?
Keeping pigeons away
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I use old cd's tied to a bit of string on top of a cane, seems to work
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You could use small stakes / canes poked in the beds amongst what you are growing as then they can't land or fly away, but of course they are cheeky & clever enough to just land on the ground & jump on the edges of the beds & reach in to peck things. The other thing I have seen on the site is tall curved canes with bird of prey models hanging from them so they move in any breeze. I don't know if they work or not as I don't get any problems from them along my row, plus the farmer behind comes down on & off to shoot them. He told me he prepped & ate them or sold them to the odd posh restaurant in the Forest.
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They really are a d****d nuisance as little deters them when there are fresh young shoots to peck at. If you can get a metal silhouette of a falcon or sparrowhawk, and stick it nearby, that might help.
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I found eating them keeps the numbers down a bit........................
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I did wonder if a bird of prey dummy would work, the area is 20ft square with 6ft & 4ft fence, neighbors garage & greenhouse as borders so may work, worth a try.
Going to net the beds as well but as it is the back garden trying to make it look smart.
Going to net the beds as well but as it is the back garden trying to make it look smart.