DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents

Craft: DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents

attosa
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July 12, 2019

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - deterrents in a fruit tree For several years, most of our big fruit trees were being attacked by squirrels, birds, rodents, raccoons, and insects. Deterrent sprays did not work. Hanging shiny CDs barely helped at all. Finally, we tried this foil method and we have all of our fruit intact and growing at extremely rapid rates. Anyone need nectarines? We can't keep up! :)

Total Time: 45 minutes

Supplies:

cardboard tubes from toilet paper
aluminum foil
sturdy string
hole punch or icepick
clear plastic bottles
dowels or straws

Steps:

For tube type deterrents, take a piece of aluminum foil larger than a toilet paper tube and wrap it completely. Tuck in the ends.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - cover TP roll with foil

Punch holes near one end of the tube so string can go through all the way.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - punch holes at one end for the string

Thread string through the holes. You can do one per string hanger or multiple for big trees.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - thread the string through the holes

Tie a double knot in the end. This is ready for hanging.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - tie a double knot in the end and it is ready to hang

For the bottle type deterrent, take a dowel or straw and wrap foil around it.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - for the bottle type deterrent wrap foil around a dowel or straw

Insert the rolled foil into the bottle, then gently pull the dowel out so just the rolled foil is inside the bottle.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - insert the foil covered dowel into the bottle and remove the dowel leaving the foil

Sturdily tie string around the bottle neck and double knot the end. This is ready for hanging.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - tie string around the neck of the bottle and double know the ends and it is ready to hang

String these on your fruit trees. For bigger trees, we used a long tree branch to hook the deterrents up high.

DIY Foil Garden Pest Deterrents - use a tree branch to hook the deterrents in taller trees

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Comments

livingdesign05

July 14, 20191 found this helpful

Why do the foil creations work when CD's did not work. Doesn't make sense to me, but good to have the info.

attosa
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July 15, 20191 found this helpful

I wish I had an answer for you but it's really just trial and error on my part. My husband was wondering if many they are "immune" to the CDs since everyone tends to hang them?

These are less round and super shiny and could look like other animals with their length and less high flare.

Anonymous

July 21, 20190 found this helpful

How does that help with the insects we had two plum trees of some sort and the insects got the small one and something else killed the big one

mlundy73

August 6, 20191 found this helpful

Maybe adding aluminum foil over the CD's would work better because of the different/crinkled texture you would have compared to the smooth CD. Just a thought.