| Author | Content |
Dutchlady1
Naples, FL
(Zone 10a)
December 27, 2007
06:57 AM Post #4330696
| what a fun idea! thanks for an informative article. |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
December 27, 2007
09:25 AM Post #4330859
| Loved your article, it's full of great ideas. I'm forwarding to both of my DILs who are trying to coax more song birds into their yards. Thanks so much! |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
December 27, 2007
09:55 AM Post #4330954
| Jill, another great article! I don't know about dragging home a discarded tree...that might be a little beyond my current capabilities LOL. But I love the recipe for the peanut butter suet and will definitely give that a try. I am also trying to attract more songbirds to my yard and birds are mighty scarce around here in the winter. |
adinamiti
Bucuresti
Romania
December 27, 2007
11:51 AM Post #4331310
| Jill, what a great idea, thanks! Such a sweet article!
Adina |
planolinda
Plano, TX
December 27, 2007
02:40 PM Post #4331844
| loved the article--so creative and pretty--my son is a fisher and told me that its good to discard christmas trees in ponds too --gives fish places to hide, lay eggs etc--i think he is talking about really big ponds-not back yard ones! saw a parking lot with lots of trees left over and it seemed sort of sad--to be cut down for nothing! |
Dea
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6a)
December 27, 2007
03:53 PM Post #4332011
| The peanut butter suet recipe sounds great - thanks so much and the birdies thank you too :)
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critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
December 28, 2007
11:03 AM Post #4334574
| Thanks! My dad is tickled to think that some other folks will be making a feeder like his.
Toni mentioned the fish pond tip as well as a lot of other great tree recycling ideas in her article today!
I've also used Christmas tree boughs on top of my iris bed in the winter. They did a good job of keeping the rhizomes from heaving up out of the ground during freeze/thaw cycles, and I just made sure to remove them in early spring.
If you've got young kids, you can also make the PB suet by just mushing everything up by hand... it doesn't come out quite as smooth as melting it together in a pot, but it's safer to handle and fun/messy to make. I've had kids form it into patties or small balls with a loop of twine sandwiched in the center and poking out the top for hanging... then press birdseed all over the outer surfaces... and you've got a "bird cookie" to hang in a tree outside! |
sandyshell
Cobbs Creek, VA
December 31, 2007
10:39 AM Post #4343546
| Unique! My husband and I will be making one today, New Years Eve. Thanks |
