If you’ve been here for a while, you’ve seen me develop a love for gardening. That was definitely one of the things I was most excited about when we bought our house! My excitement started to fade a bit when I discovered that we have no shortage of critters here that love to mess with anything I plant. Seriously – beyond the rabbits and deer eating every thing in sight (which I kind of expected) we actually have voles that have taken to digging up my bulb and replanting them in different places. I kid you not! Every year we have tulips and daffodils popping up in the strangest places.
I had solved my deer and rabbit issues with the raised garden beds that Jay built me, but last summer brought a whole new issue I hadn’t encountered before – birds. I started noticing that my leafy green plants like spinach, romaine lettuce, and kale were getting stripped down to the stems while they were still in the beds. I was convinced it was some kind of insect, but it turned out to be birds! Then I started finding my cherry tomatoes strewn all over my patio. They weren’t eaten, just pecked and dropped to rot in the hot sun.
I was NOT pleased!! I work too hard growing veggies to have them wasted like that.
I tried a number of solutions. First I bought one of those plastic owls that hoots whenever it detects motion. While it succeeded in driving me nuts, it did nothing to scare the birds. I bought netting to put over the plants but it was always in the way when I was watering or wanting to pick some veggies for dinner. Finally, someone who had been having woodpecker issues recommended Scare Tape. I’m thrilled to be sharing De-Bird Scare Tape with all of you thanks to this sponsored partnership with them. (I have been using Scare Tape long before they reached out to me, so you know these options are all my own!)
Finally!! A solution that kept the birds away from my garden!
Scare Tape is a holographic tape that also makes a fairly loud rustling noise in the wind. I love it because Scare Tape doesn’t hurt the birds, it just keeps them away from areas where I don’t want them. I’m able to use it on the tomato cages on my patio and in the raised bed gardens and still have wide open access to my plants. Plus, it’s super affordable!
Want to see Scare Tape in action? Check out this video demonstration I made:
That sounds great! We have issues with birds and our garden, and I’ve been looking for something effective and safe for the birds and the environment.
Ugh! We had this problem LAST year, and we never figured out a fix. I’ll be giving this a try this year. Thanks!
Ah, this does sound like a pretty easy solution. I definitely like that it keeps the birds away from the garden without hurting them.
I have never heard of this beforehand. It seems way more useful than most bird stuff, like scarecrows! Those never worked for me.
The birds did a number on my garden last year. I am definitely getting some of this tape for my garden and will hopefully be able to actually enjoy the fruits of my labor this year.
That is a great idea. I don’t want to hurt the birds. They have to eat too. But, they don’t have to eat my garden. I think this is a very humane way to keep them out of the garden.
Currently struggling with this issue so this couldn’t have come at a better time!! Thanks for sharing these tips! I’ll be testing them out soon.
No issue with birds here at the moment but during the summer they flock to the huge tree in our backyard. My kids love it though and like to “bird watch”
This is awesome! I’ve got to tell my parents about this. They have such a problem in their backyard!
I was not aware of birds being that big of a problem. But, we are dabbling in planting vegetables in my household and should keep an eye out for them.
This Scare Tape really looks like an excellent solution – I really liked your demo video!
This is kind of funny how birds and little pests are so persistent. I am glad that you found a good solution to your bird problem!
I don’t have a garden or anything. However, this is really neat!
I think this is a great product. I love that it only scares them and is an option outside poisoning and killing them.
We use bird feeders and that pretty much takes care of the hungry birds. If I ever get an issue like yours, I will definitely try Scare Bird.
that looks like an awesome product. my dad is having issues, i will have to share this with him.
Bird scare tape! Wow never knew they had things on the market for getting rid of birds!
Honestly, I do not want to scare away the birds. It makes me happy to see them in my backyard, happily chirping away. I guess if I had a vegetable garden, I would use protective covering on the plants. Like those green colored plastic mesh sheets. A bird feeder strategically placed far from the vegetable plots would probably work too. Now, if all else fails, then I would resort to Scare Tape.
Oh my gosh, I wish I’d have seen this when we lived up north. We had a woodpecker who came back every season. He did a lot of damage with every visit.
Oh wow this is great! So much better than chemicals ! Thanks for the info
This is a really great alternative for keeping the birds away. Scare tape seems like it works effectively and doesnt harm the birds which is great.
This is a great solution especially this season. Birds can really do some damage to your plants and it’s important to make sure to keep them out.
I need to grab this NOW! My garden also gets pecked to death by birds. I would love to be able to use something safe for the birds