Be your own back-garden farmer

Want to eat organic food without paying the high prices? Grow your own in a garden designed to keep your table groaning with delicious food all summer

Make your own scarecrow

Get your kids to help you create your own Worzel Gummidge. The straw-filled fellow will keep birds from eating newly sown seeds and young plants – and it’ll provide a fun afternoon for you as you sew highly fashionable scarecrow clothing.

Combine this traditional-style scarecrow with an electronic bird scarer that mimics the sound of a bird of prey, either on a timer or motion detector. For electronic bird repellers, try the Pestclear Bird Repeller, £49.95, www.diytools.co.uk.

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