Protecting thy Moss..
Posted: April 16th, 2015, 5:15 am
Howdy... Over our recent Summer, I've been increasingly frustrated with those damn blackbirds digging through my moss around my precious bonsai. Having researched solutions to this issue, I've come to realize that it's a common problem with many, sometimes to the extent where people just give up. For me, the moss adds so much to the whole scene, particularly in forest plantings so I'm finally happy to have found a solution - that has worked for me anyway. Not sure if many people have tried the product Scat - commonly found in Bunnings and the like (or on ebay - although cheaper at the green shed).. Not so long ago towards the end of Summer, I carefully planted out some collected moss in my Myrtle Beech forest, the birds were straight into it, ripping out the moss and making a mess of things. I re-planted the moss and sprayed Scat around the pot surrounds and the surface itself, the next day, only one little bit of moss was turned over, as if the bird had hopped down and given it a go and instantly found it distastefull and left it alone. It's now been around a month and still ok. In addition, I've hung a few of those cat decoys (the black ones with the marble eyes - ebay special) close by. I've found that elsewhere in the garden, the birds don't seem to worry too much and continue to dig around where I have a decoy but believe that it also helps somewhat as I've hung a few close to my bonsai display bench. These one's swing in the breeze a little and give some movement. Time will tell but so far, I'm happy that the Scat spray has worked on any bonsai I have sprayed. Anyway, thought I'd share....cheers, Rob..
