What can I do to stop the neighborhood ducks from eating my flowers without using a fence?
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Orange peals! It doesn't take much, but it is not a fix you can just do once and your done. Cut up the peals to thin slivers and put them where ever you don't want ducks. This is something you would have to do about once every week to ten days depending on climate.
Dogs don't seem to care, but cats hate this smell as much as ducks (weird, I know).
Why do you want ducks to eat your flowers- whether with or without a fence? Oh, never mind.
Ducks will require some sort of deterrent. I'm not sure how much luck you'll have without some sort of fencing.
I know bugs don't like soap, so maybe ducks don't either. spray with soapy water (the plants, not the ducks) aw spray the ducks too!
this one sounds like just what you need..
You can try puting some plastic owls up around the plant areas. Some of the new ones have heads which turn in the wind. You will probably find this to do the trick.
Another trick might be to put a large plastic snake along your garden. Someone here thinks their tape will work but you could probably rig up something cheaper, maybe even a pinwheel? http://saveonshopping.com/pest/bird-x-ta...
Some folks hang CD's, netting, etc... http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/birds/de...
Interesting article on bird removal: http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products...
Birds tend to shy away from reflective materials and things that move. If birds are attacking your tomato plants, you might want to erect a few stakes around them and dangle some streamers of shiny plastic ribbon or flash tape. Some people also have good luck with those large balloons featuring scary eyes. The key to controlling birds in the garden is to finds ways to keep them away before they get into the habit of visiting your garden daily as part of their feeding routine. No single product is likely to remain effective long term. You're better off employing a number of tactics, like scarecrows, netting and CDs and rotating them every three or four days. If a specific variety of bird is the primary pest (blackbird, starling, etc.), I believe there are products available designed to scare-off specific species. Be sure to keep any devices you're not using out of site so the birds do not become accustomed to them. http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf157853.tip.h...
Hope you find something to help!
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