Best Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler
In this article I want to offer you some advice after the nightmare I had in my garden and the simple solution that I found. I can offer you advice as I have very successfully dealt with a serious problem of Mountain Goats decimating our vegetables. We live rather remotely and they are all over the place here.
Motion sensor water sprinklers are a popular topic but I am pleased to have the best scarecrow motion activated sprinkler page here at the Big Granite site, all because I got here first!
Anyway, here is my story and the solution that I came up with.
How It Began
Our land is very large, we have more than we need, but a part of it is used for vegetable growing. But it is not fenced, it just isn’t realistic. At certain times of the year the wild Goats are very active and get closer and closer to the house at night time. Even with the smell of our Dogs everywhere it doesn’t seem to stop them.
The Goats can totally ruin a vegetable plot in minutes, and they don’t stop there. They munch though the bark on young trees, snap branches and basically totally ruin all my hard work. It was at the point where I was going to simply give in and never grow a single vegetable again.
But then I saw a segment on QVC for Scarecrow Motion Sprinklers.
Scarecrow Motion Sprinklers Best Price
Not likely!
QVC wanted to charge a fortune. I was tempted but the price seemed a little steep. So, although I am no Internet whizz I do know how to use Google so off I went to spend a few hours searching around for the different models.
I ended up buying the Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler as this seemed to be the one with the best reviews, although the Havahart 5265 Spray Away Motion Detector Sprinkler Animal Repellent seems very good too.
Anyway, I found it for a great low price online. Loads cheaper than QVC.
Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler*
Not bad eh?
Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler Review
Basically the Contech was the answer to my prayers. It actually worked within 2 days, and no more ruined veggies since.
It seems odd to have a stick with a weird looking head in the garden but it works wonders. You simply hook it up to the water supply and hook up a battery to it and that is it.
It didn’t take any time at all and you don’t need any special skills.
It really is as simple as that.
What it does is to spring in to action the minute that it detects any movement in the garden. It works for large birds, Dogs, Cats, and thankfully for Goats too.
It fires a jet of water that totally freaks them out and away they run. It is totally humane though and does not put them in any danger at all.
We just turn it on late evening as we don’t want to soak friends an family if they visit and I recommend that you do the same.
It makes the pests jump and chases them off. I can only assume that the Goats got a few hits and decided to move on to somewhere else. Not ideal for the people they go visiting but at least my garden is now protected, and when you see the price you will be wishing that you had bough one sooner.
If you want the best scarecrow motion activated sprinkler then I recommend the Contech model, it is cheap but very effective indeed.
*Please note the link above directs to Amazon as I have found they offer great prices on the Contech Motion Activated Sprinkler.
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