Human hair helps as well, according to one reader who shares, “I used to have a problem with squirrels digging up my bulbs. Now, once in the spring and once in the fall, I ask my hairdresser to save a big bag of hair for me. I lightly dig this into the soil. Squirrels can not...
as you might know, squirrels love to dig and hide their extra food all over the place. This is not just done just before the winter time; it is actually done all year round. So while the squirrels are digging, they are
As June burns away into July in our part of the Ohio River Valley, the peaches are coming on nicely. Not that I grow peaches, but I know where to find ’em. And for the past couple of year, there’s been this caravan ofstone-fruit laden nomadswho drive north, up I-75 from the ...
Squirrels are often a gardener’s . Squirrels love to dig in freshly planted garden beds, especially if it means digging up tulip bulbs. Though squirrels don’t always eat the bulbs they find, they usually run off with the bulbs and take a few bites before they discard them around a yard...
Even used cat litter can keep your flowers safe. However, it is not to be used on vegetable and herb gardens. The texture of human hair, animal hair and dryer lint are also very unappealing to squirrels. They have been known to stay away from bulbs that have been planted with any of ...
If you see squirrels digging in your yard they are most likely either burying food for the winter or digging up food they previously buried (or perhaps just trying to remember where they hid their stash!). Sciurus carolinensis -near St Pauls Cathedral, London, EnglandbySon of Grouchois licen...
Squirrels relish digging up seeds and young seedlings, especially in your freshly-planted beds. Their holes tend to be shallow and small (the size of a golf ball). They love to dig around in your flower pots, too. Squirrels and chipmunks are known to look for insects or other goodies in...