While many of us enjoy watching squirrels, they can be a serious garden problem, causing extensive damage and terrorizing bird feeders. If you are looking for ways to keep them out of your garden, here are some humane solutions to try: ...
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 ...
garden structure or house makes a nice chew toy. Particularly when squirrels do not have access to nuts or other hard food sources to keep their growing teeth in check, they will resort to chewing whatever they can get their little mouths on. ...
Plan your 2025 garden with our award-winning Garden Planner. Try Now Body Birds are a welcome addition to the garden, but if thecrowsare devouring your corn and thejaysare eating your berries, here are a few ways to keep birds away from your garden. How to Keep Birds Away from Your Ga...
You will not be able to eradicate squirrels from your yard, but you can take some steps to keep squirrels out of your fruit trees, including your peach trees. Controlling squirrels is, however, a never-ending, high-maintenance task. So weigh the value you'll get against the degree of wor...
If squirrels are digging up your bulbs, especially your tulips, you can plant them in a wire basket. A homemade one of chicken wire works or buy an “underground bulb basket” container from a garden-supply or bulb merchant expressly to solve this problem for you. ...
Carpet runners:Place plastic carpet runners with the spike side up in your flower bed, on top of your car, or wherever cats like to hang out. The plastic spikes won’t hurt cats but will make them uncomfortable. If you don’t like the look of a carpet runner in your garden, cover ...
Both vegetable and flower gardens are attractive to squirrels because they are a source of food. There are simple things that you can do to repel them from destroying all of your hard work. Using black and cayenne pepper is safe for both types of garden. Other scents that will deter squirr...
Whether you leave seed out for squirrels or sugar water for hummingbirds, you might love feeding the wildlife around your neighborhood. If you have a stray or two around, they can kill or injure the little critters running around your backyard. This behavior can disrupt local ecosystems and ...
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