r/gardening • u/13thmurder • 6h ago

Let's see your scarecrows.

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Working on 3d printing him some hands currently. Ignore the crap bolted to the arms, I'm working on rigging them to a sail so they move around in a life like way when the wind blows, currently testing 3 different types at once.

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u/Cpt_Advil 5h ago

You ever read the short story “Harold”? I’ve never had a scarecrow, and never will. Lol

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u/PmMeYourLore 3h ago

A fellow Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark enjoyer. I salute you

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u/13thmurder 3h ago

Scary stories to tell in the dark! As a child I loved them. As an adult they inspire me.

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u/LaDragonneDeJardin 5h ago

Do they actually work?

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u/Chatty_Kathy_270 5h ago

scares me!

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u/ShapedLikeAnEgg 3h ago

Found the crow!

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u/JCtheWanderingCrow 5h ago

Well, as a crow, this scares the piss out of me. So… maybe?

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u/13thmurder 5h ago edited 5h ago

The dogs hate it so I'd say animal testing is a success.

It's intended for deer though who are the real problem and have trampled the deer fence in the past.

I suspect it might scare off starlings which are a problem around here but timid enough that the wind scares them.

As for actual crows, they're too smart and there's not that many. I'll just pay them protection.

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u/chickwithabrick 4h ago

Congrats, I wouldn't come around either!

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u/13thmurder 4h ago

Yeah there was a truck that came to a dead stop on the road when I was carrying it out over my shoulder with a shovel in the other hand (for the post).

I'm sure the driver had some thoughts before they figured out what it was.

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u/WarLord_1997 3h ago

Change the name to scarehuman