Squirrels are notorious pests when it comes to stealing bird food. Here are three ways to keep squirrels out of bird feeders.
Squirrels can be entertaining to watch, but it can be very frustrating if they keep digging up your garden plants or take up residence in your garage. Here is how to keep squirrels away with natural squirrel-repellent ideas. Squirrels in the Garden With a fondness for fresh fruits, vegetables...
They will go so far as to bring nesting materials into a home. And if an access route isn’t large enough to fit into, they’ll make it so. Yet, there are way to repel squirrels from your yards and your homes. How to keep squirrels away from chewing on your wood This is ...
Any fencing should be placed up to a foot into the ground to keep squirrels from digging under. Use companion plants. Discourage squirrels by surrounding or inter-planting with varieties that they turn their noses up to, like mint, marigolds, nasturtiums, or mustard. You can also try crown...
To dissuade squirrels from foraging in your peach tree, or any other tree, your main goal is to make the tree less inviting or to make it inaccessible. Create a Physical Barrier To keep squirrels from climbing your tree, protect it with a barrier that squirrels cannot cross. One way is ...
While all cats are adorable, fun, and frisky, they can also be destructive, and strays cansometimescarry diseases. If you have a garden, you might want to keep strange cats out to prevent them from digging up your plants or using your garden space as a litter box. ...
To keep squirrels out of your flower garden, sprinkle cat litter around the borders of the garden. Never use cat litter in your vegetable garden. Provide the squirrels with a water and food supply. When squirrels are eating the vegetables from your garden, they are usually hungry or thirsty ...
During nut harvest time wire mesh can be laid on top of the soil in a garden bed plagued by squirrel digging. Wire mesh can also be used to make cages for garden beds or containers to protect your most valued plants. Quarter inch galvanized mesh will keep squirrels out effectively, but ...
Rabbits aren't the only animals or pests to disturb gardens and munch on plants. Squirrels, rodents, deer, and even insects can do a lot of damage, as well. There are a few tell-tale signs to identify the rabbit as the culprit, however. ...
My mini hoop house setup protects my Brassica crops—kale, kalettes, broccoli, and cabbages—from cabbage worms. My original intention was to use this bed as aseason extender, but I got quite tired of both squirrels digging up newly planted seeds, and the cabbage moths swooping in to lay ...