{"id":11331,"date":"2019-05-20T12:48:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=11331"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:51:16","slug":"bonnies-garden-how-to-keep-birds-out-of-hanging-baskets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/bonnies-garden-how-to-keep-birds-out-of-hanging-baskets\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Birds OUT of Hanging Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

We <\/span>recently <\/span>got <\/span>some <\/span>beautiful <\/span>Dragon <\/span>Wing <\/span>begonia <\/span>hanging <\/span>baskets, <\/span>and <\/span>I <\/span>hung <\/span>one <\/span>by <\/span>my <\/span>front <\/span>door <\/span>last <\/span>week. <\/span>Just <\/span>two <\/span>days <\/span>later, <\/span>I <\/span>noticed <\/span>bits <\/span>of <\/span>debris <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>ground\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>sure <\/span>enough, <\/span>the <\/span>beginnings <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>bird\u2019s <\/span>nest. <\/span>This <\/span>has <\/span>happened <\/span>many <\/span>times <\/span>before, <\/span>and <\/span>from <\/span>experience, <\/span>I <\/span>can <\/span>tell <\/span>you <\/span>it\u2019s <\/span>not <\/span>as <\/span>cute <\/span>as <\/span>it <\/span>sounds. <\/span>Sure, <\/span>baby <\/span>birds <\/span>are <\/span>adorable, <\/span>but <\/span>dealing <\/span>with <\/span>bird <\/span>poop <\/span>on <\/span>your <\/span>house, <\/span>front <\/span>door, <\/span>or <\/span>sidewalk? <\/span>Not <\/span>so <\/span>much. <\/span>And <\/span>trying <\/span>to <\/span>water <\/span>a <\/span>hanging <\/span>basket <\/span>with <\/span>baby <\/span>birds <\/span>in <\/span>it? <\/span>That\u2019s <\/span>a <\/span>whole <\/span>other <\/span>challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Problem With Birds in Hanging Baskets<\/h2>\n

Every <\/span>spring, <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>hanging <\/span>baskets <\/span><\/a>bloom <\/span>beautifully <\/span>on <\/span>porches, <\/span>balconies, <\/span>and <\/span>shepherd\u2019s <\/span>crooks <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>yard, <\/span>birds <\/span>try <\/span>to <\/span>make <\/span>them <\/span>their <\/span>summer <\/span>homes. <\/span>I <\/span>check <\/span>my <\/span>basket <\/span>daily <\/span>for <\/span>nesting <\/span>debris, <\/span>and <\/span>if <\/span>I <\/span>find <\/span>a <\/span>nest, <\/span>I <\/span>remove <\/span>it <\/span>and <\/span>take <\/span>down <\/span>the <\/span>basket <\/span>for <\/span>a <\/span>day <\/span>or <\/span>two <\/span>to <\/span>discourage <\/span>the <\/span>birds. <\/span>Sometimes <\/span>this <\/span>works <\/span>quickly; <\/span>other <\/span>times <\/span>it <\/span>takes <\/span>several <\/span>tries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bird Repellant Solutions<\/h2>\n

While <\/span>professional <\/span>bird <\/span>repellents <\/span>exist,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve <\/span>discovered <\/span>some <\/span>much <\/span>cheaper, <\/span>effective <\/span>tricks <\/span>over <\/span>the <\/span>years:<\/span><\/p>\n