How can I stop the pigeons eating the leaves of my pansies. They stripped them bare last winter , now again?

I have over 80 plants in large concrete pots. They only eat the ones in the front garden but leave the back pots alone

How can I stop the pigeons eating the leaves of my pansies. They stripped them bare last winter , now again?
In your pots place 3 sticks to form a triangle then fasten some black thread between the sticks they can't see this so they will be frightened when they come into contact with the thread,
Reply:make a weak solution of washing up liquid and water and squirt on leaves thay don't like the taste repells other bugs as well
Reply:a SHOTGUN will stop them with the bonus of pigeon pie suppers
Reply:put scare crows up???
Reply:Hi try making like a tepee using bean poles and netting to keep them off.or maybe get some pretty little windmills .they would look nicer than netting .
Reply:A nice fine mist of a hot pepper sauce will fix that. Spray the plants and wait.
Reply:One thing you could do is make sort of like a cage out of wire or netting for your plants to be in. They'll still get the rain and sun, but the birds won't bother them. Another thing you can do that works pretty well is put a few fake owls or hawks around your plants. Pigeons aren't as afraid of scarecrows but you could try that too. As long as you move them around every few days or once everyweek, they should stay cautious of the objects and keep their distance. Do you have any bird feeders near the plants? If you do, you might could try moving them far away so the pigeons and doves would be attracted to the seed instead of coming to eat your plants, since their main diet is of seed and grains.


I haven't found pepper sauce to help much with keeping birds away, but the net/wire barriers are the best thing you can do. Shooting and poisoning should be your very last options. I don't know about you, but I like having wild birds in my yard. Besides, they're just trying to find a little something to eat during the cold winter months. You can't really blame them for that.





- Becky

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