Hanging Bird Feeder
The key to attracting wildlife in to your garden is to create a suitable habitat for them. Tanya shows you how by planting up the garden with bird friendly plants and a finishing it off with an organic bird feeder
**Click here for a list of plants that will attract wildlife to your garden
What you need:
- Peat Moss
- Cement powder
- Mixing bowl/ container
- Mould to use for shape (can be anything that has a base and raised sides)
- Plastic bag
- 4 piece of 8 gauge wire
- Nylon rope
What to do:
- Mix 2 scoops of peat moss and 1 scoop of cement. Using your hands, mix the two together thoroughly.
- Add water slowly and sparingly to create a consistency that you are able to make a solid ball with.
- Line the mould with the plastic. Then take a lump of mixture and start creating a base with a thickness of about 2cm.
- Once you have completed that, start building up the sides of the bird feeder by putting the moss mixture onto the sides of the mould to create a lip – high enough to create a trough like shape.
- Insert a wire to each sides of the bird feeder – these will create holes to thread the rope through. Leave the mould to dry.
- When the bird feeder is completely dry, remove the wires from it then tip it out of its mould.
- Thread the rope through the holes and now you are ready to hang the bird feeder from a tree.
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