This strategy doesn’t just protect your feeder; it also distracts squirrels from ransacking your garden. Squirrel feeders are also, for the record, delightful. They range from basic horizontaljar feedersto moreelaboratesquirrelsaloonsituations. I myself went for an English tea feeder. Credit: Aman...
Planting your crops in pots or raised beds is the best way to keep critters out of garden by can keep critters away and preventing critters from munching on your produce. When vulnerable plants are placed in areas where wildlife can’t reach them, they will be discouraged from coming back...
Raised beds and containers: Planting in raised beds or containers can make it more difficult for slugs to reach your plants, as they have to climb up the sides. Additionally, you can create a barrier by placing copper strips around the edges of raised beds or containers. Remove hiding places...
If there are cats in your yard, they probably like to dig in flower beds or vegetable gardens and lounge on warm surfaces like sun-baked driveways. Wherever your neighborhood cats’ favorite hangout is in your yard, there are methods to make those spots so uncomfortable that the cats won’t...
How To Use Gopher Baskets Pre-made baskets and wire mesh can either be placed in the ground to protect roots or placed around smaller potted plants above the ground like a cloche to provide protection from squirrels, rabbits, and other foliage-nibbling pests. ...
Whatever the reasons you want to keep a dog away, there are many dog repellents that are easy and cheap to make at home. All of these listed are 100 percent safe for dogs and the environment: Citrus. Dogs find the smell of citrus horrendous. You can protect your garden by placing ...
Once you’ve built your raised beds, till up the garden space to unearth the soil. It is a good idea to let the dirt sit for as long as possible because this gives the grass a chance to die off. Then go back over the soil and spread it out to places where it isn’t quite as...
In some parts of the world they are revered and protected; in other places they are captured and eaten for dinner. One thing is certain: They’re everywhere.
Egg Shells: Sprinkle a generous layer of crushed egg shells around the vegetation you want to protect, they will give up trying to reach the greenery since it’s so uncomfortable and prickly on their bodies to get across the jagged shells. ...
heavily mulched raised beds instead. “I plant in raised beds for good drainage and then mulch with about 6 inches of old hay after the ground freezes. I never water my garlic—I like low-maintenance vegetables!” Raised beds should be 2 to 3 feet wide and at least 10 to 12 inches ...