Hey Friends! I'm somewhat new to TLF, nonetheless, I am an avid mower. I'm learning so much as I go, however, I don't think I've ever caught a good trick for the best way to keep birds off the turf. I'm rather uncustomary in most things I do, one of which is how I put seed down. Here in GA, we've got clay, and when fresh clay gets a little bit of rain and a little bit of heat, it's the equivalent of trying to grow grass on terra-cotta. That being said, I leveled (tandem axle dump truck load) numerous low spots in my yard. What did I have delivered? Screened topsoil... aka powdered and recycled terra-cotta ingredients. The spots around my yard look like the surface of the moon. Anyway, to get to my actual point; I continue a regimen of mixing bagged topsoil, peat moss, and brute-force elbow grease to loosen the tile-like clay, along with seed. Rake, rinse, repeat.
Sure, the spots are smaller, but I can't seem to keep the dang birds from performing scheduled, daily, highway robberies on my future turf. I've got a Jindo- hunting dog with breed lines from Korea, and she's no lie, good at catching small prey... squirrel, rabbit, and species of the avian class, I've seen her with them all in her jowels. Nevertheless, she expires after a certain unknown amount of attempts. And therein lies the problem. The birdies sit, gathered around the Colosseum, watching her every attempt to try to snatch their bodies from their tricky flightpaths. They laud one another as the reconvene on their respective limbs, waiting only for the energy of the canine to perish.
Then they feast.
Like the beloved art of Sumo, the birds effortlessly eat every single grain. One by one.
Okay. I don't want plastic owls in my yard. I don't want cheap, wasteful trinkets that won't work. I would LOVE to hear some bonafide, tried and proven techniques or tricks that the rest of you have found. I suppose I could rake the seeds in deeper, or just downright bury them! Feel free to poke holes in my process here.
Sure, the spots are smaller, but I can't seem to keep the dang birds from performing scheduled, daily, highway robberies on my future turf. I've got a Jindo- hunting dog with breed lines from Korea, and she's no lie, good at catching small prey... squirrel, rabbit, and species of the avian class, I've seen her with them all in her jowels. Nevertheless, she expires after a certain unknown amount of attempts. And therein lies the problem. The birdies sit, gathered around the Colosseum, watching her every attempt to try to snatch their bodies from their tricky flightpaths. They laud one another as the reconvene on their respective limbs, waiting only for the energy of the canine to perish.
Then they feast.
Like the beloved art of Sumo, the birds effortlessly eat every single grain. One by one.
Okay. I don't want plastic owls in my yard. I don't want cheap, wasteful trinkets that won't work. I would LOVE to hear some bonafide, tried and proven techniques or tricks that the rest of you have found. I suppose I could rake the seeds in deeper, or just downright bury them! Feel free to poke holes in my process here.
