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litakb Laurel, MT Jun 11, 2014

How can you stop or minimize a shepard hook from swaying in the wind. As in swaying by 2 to 3 feet side to side. My hook is around 8 feet tall, has two hooks with potted plant on each hook. In even the most moderate of wind { 10-15 knots } it severely sways back and forth. HELP

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 11, 2014

Couple of ideas:
1) Guy wire it. Attach two wires near the top, and angle them out into the wind, so that most average wind will blow the hooks away from the wires, the wires tighten up and stop them from swaying. If the wind comes from several directions, then 3 wires, equally spaced, will have to be used.

2) Use a stronger post in concrete.
2" diameter steel post ought to support almost any reasonable color-container, or several.

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Jun 14, 2014

I agree with the answer Diana has given, either the hanging potted plants are too heavy that when the wind does catch them, the weight allows sheer movement to and fro.

Normally these hooks are an attractive way to hang bird feeders as they are more lightweight.
The other way to support this crook is to place 2 wooden posts say 2" X 2 " inches, hammer those well into the ground 6-8 inches either side of the crook, then NAIL / Screw a baton same 2X2 inch just below the top of posts, then screw the crook using a cable fixture to attach the crook to the baton.
You don't have to have the tall post 8 feet tall, about 4 feet above ground would do so long as the crook is attached securely to the top baton. Even good stout tree ties from garden centre would maybe do the fixing of crook to baton.
Food for thought I hope.

Kindest Regards.
WeeNel.

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13Turtles Springfield, OR(Zone 8a) Jun 24, 2014

I'm sure DK and WN answers are more professional, but I had success placing concrete block all around the pole, and then filling the (vertical) holes in the concrete block with soil and planting in them.

Turtle

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