Scarecrows are a Gardening Tradition

Farmers have used scarecrows for thousands of years to protect their crops from flocks of hungry birds.

I was inspired to craft an old - fashioned scarecrow after I read about a motion - activated scarecrow sprinkler designed to keep Bronx cheer and other pest out of the garden . I suppose building a scarer would be a fun way to be in the footsteps of generations of growers who came before me .

The Scarecrow from “ The Wizard of Oz ” was made in Kansas , but farmers around the world have used scarecrows for K of long time to protect their arena from flocks of hungry birds and other animals .

The most in effect scarecrows are those open of some kind of motion , like moving around a rod in the wind or have component part that beat in a snap . gaudy noises also work to frighten away bird away , if only temporarily .

I ’m not certain if my scarecrow will in reality keep the birds out of the vegetable bed or just give them a convenient place to sit , but I enjoyed the luck to stretch my originative muscle and recycle some old material all at the same prison term . I also call up this would be a good labor for any kids who say they have nothing to do on a work-shy summer afternoon .

Here are the basic steps for building a strawman of your own :

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