Make a Birdhouse Out of Gourd From Your Backyard Garden

It has been said many times over that nature canUsing your knife, take out as much of the inside as you
provide you with everything you need. This statementpossible can. Once removed you can compost this
surely holds true when it comes to adding a birdhousematerial. (See nothing goes to waste).
or two to your backyard.If left as is the gourd will eventually rot which makes
Gourds can be grown for a variety of things; one ofsense since it is a growing living thing. You can protect
them notably can be a birdhouse.your good and make it last longer by treating it with
Now you can not only grow food for your owncopper sulfate. Keep in mind, copper sulfate when
consumption, you can grow a gourd or two forhandled improperly can be toxic, so where gloves. You
housing for birds that can help eat pesky insects thatmix 1 and 1/2 pounds of copper sulfate with 7 and 1/2
might do damage to your garden.gallons of water then soak the gourd in the solution of
Here is how you make a birdhouse from a gourdat least 15 minutes. Give the gourd 24 hours to dry.
grown right in your own backyard.Paint the exterior of the gourd with a white oil based
Let the gourds dry out completely. Once dry, take aprimer such as Kilz. This will help protect the exterior of
piece of sandpaper and use it on the exterior of thethe gourd as well as keep the temperature inside the
gourd to clean it off and get rid of other imperfections.gourd cool enough for your birds.
A wire brush works well here also.The last step is to hang the gourd. You can do this by
Take your drill and the attached 2 inch spade bit anddrilling holes in the stem of the gourd, running a piece of
drill hole into the gourd. Do not go all the way through.string through them and tying a knot. Then simply hang
Simply drill about half to three quarters of the wayon a tree or off of a hook in your backyard.
through.