How to make a pumpkin bird feeder

BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Published: Tuesday, 2 November 2021 at 9:10 am

If you're making pumpkin soup, don't waste the skin - turn it into this pumpkin bird feeder instead.

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If you're making a pumpkin pie or soup in autumn, don't waste the tough outer skin – put it to good use and turn it into a bird feeder.

Learn how to grow pumpkins.

This simple design will attract a variety of garden birds, which can nibble at the exposed pumpkin flesh as they dine on the seeds.

You Will Need

Pumpkin
Sharp knife
Wire
Bird seed
Tablespoon

Step 1

Cut the pumpkin in half and use a tablespoon to scoop out as much flesh as possible, creating a deep pit in one half. Use the flesh in soups or stews.

Step 2

Pierce a hole in the pumpkin half, at the opposite end from the pit. Gently loop the wire through and use this to hang your pumpkins from a tree branch.

Step 3

Pouring bird seed into the halved pumpkin

Holding the pumpkin half in one hand, gently tip a quantity of mixed bird seed into the pit. Gently release the pumpkin so it hangs freely but doesn't swing.