Sprinkle cat liter around flowers or flower bulbs to deter squirrels from digging up bulbs or plants. Apply 1 or 2 tsp. around the area. Repel squirrels with a homemade hot sauce mixture. Mix 2 tbsp. of cayenne pepper into 1 qt. of hot water. Seep the mixture until it is cool. Stra...
Squirrels are notorious pests when it comes to stealing bird food. Here are three ways to keep squirrels out of bird feeders.
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...
Likemoles and voles, chipmunks possess the digging itch needed to create quite a ruckus on your lawn and in your garden.They're ground-dwelling squirrels, though. They're fast. If you're looking to figure out how to get rid of chipmunks in your lawn, this guide will help. We'll talk...
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 ...
ground along active mole runs. When the mole encounters the trap, it’s triggered and the mole is killed instantly. Use your own moral compass to determine whether or not traps like these are something you care to use, but please note that in some states (Washington, for example), it’...
According to rover.com, a great way to stop Fido from trying to dig to China is to bury flat rocks just below the surface at noted digging spots. Or, if you have a sprinkler system, set up a motion detector to spray your pooch and run him off at the first sign of a dig. Frequen...
This weekend we visited four different libraries and the library with the best Halloween decorations was Waverley Library!! ️🦇🎃🐈⬛ Otto had his very first Judo grading!! He's so proud of his new belt Otto trying out some more paper
weighing in at 4 to 14 pounds. Groundhogs can climb and even swim to reach food they seek, but they spend much of their time underground, unlike most squirrels. Groundhogs also look a lot like gophers, another type of ground-dwelling rodent. Gophers are much smaller than groundhogs, how...
Digging up tulips: The best time to lift the bulbs is approximately six weeks after flowering, once the leaves have turned yellow. If necessary, use a garden fork to gently loosen the bulbs from the ground. If you want to lift earlier to avoid the unsightly foliage or make room for new...