Whilst you'd probably want to go ahead by impaling the pole into the ground if pushing it in by hand or stamping on it with your foot. Rather than go through the hassle of finding a way to mount an extension to a metal pole, you can go one better with less fuss on your part. Saturated ground or not, a bird feeder pole mounted to an extension up to 3-4 feet in the ground won't ever see movement.
No way can you keep a bird feeder pole stabilized in saturated grounds, thus its possible to get underneath the saturation by extended the bird feeder pole to sink it into the ground way deeper than what is generally recommended. What to do then is bury the extension part far into the ground - possibly up to 4 feet if you can - while the original bird feeder pole is only sunk into the ground a foot or so. What your do is take your bird feeder pole then mount the additional length of the extension a third of the way up using wire to attach.ĭon't mount the wooden plank or additional pole to your bird feeder pole to far up as it will appear unsightly. Its easy to do so don't be too concerned about as you'd need a 3 to 4 foot length of wood, a additional metal pole or why not use an unused clothesline pole. Instead, what you can do is prioritize sinking your bird feeder pole far below the saturation level by extended the length of your bird feeder pole. Stabilization of your bird feeder pole is made difficult because the location where its impaled into the ground is probably saturated due to severe wet weather.ĭon't try to get around an area of saturated ground as you'd have no chance. Whilst its imperative to keep a bird feeder pole straight to satisfy you a tilting pole won't discourage backyard birds - as its only the movement which can scare them away. What to do is fill up a large tall plastic bucket, a wooden barrel or planter with the same gravel - with the pole a couple of feet higher off the ground - as its not buried in the lawn.īenefits can include a manageable pole sunk into a bucket that can be dragged into a different location if need be.īenefits to stabilizing a bird feeder pole certainly outweigh the negatives of time, expense and effort - or else birds can be seen to avoid your bird feeders all together. Not too dissimilar to that is burying the original bird feeder pole into compacted stone gravel to replace the soft, saturated turf.Įven better is the possibility of impaling your bird feeder pole above ground level. Most of the plank or metal pole will be impaled deep into the ground while the original bird feeding station pole is sunk a foot or less in. What you do then is extend your bird feeder pole by mounting an additional 3 to 4 feet metal pole or a wooden plank. Now wait there, don't just push it in deep as your bird feeders - which are hung off the pole will be too close to the ground - in addition to that, the pole will be too short thus a squirrel baffle can't be installed in an effort to stop climbing squirrels. Get around saturated ground which can be the cause of an always unstable bird feeder pole by sinking it even deeper into the ground.
Go above and beyond to stabilize the bird feeding station or Shepherd's Hook pole as any movement can simply discourage birds feeding at your bird feeders.
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