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...
Sometimes, you'll even seethem digging through the snow.___Squirrels make their homes in the trunks. Some squirrels spend much time of the winter in underground holes, where it's warmer.When spring comes, squirrels like to eat newplants, such as new leaves. Sometimes they forgot to dig...
When spring comes, squirrels like to eat new plants, such as new leaves. Sometimes they forgot to dig up all the nuts that they put underground. That’s why you’ll sometimes find a young tree growing in a place where no one planted it. (1)__To get ready for winter, squirrels do...
They climb up, through, and over just about every obstacle you make to keep them out. To many, they are cute, just not as cute as their cousin the chipmunk. Homeowners and home gardeners struggle to control their population and to keep them away from plants, vegetables, and the flower ...
Sometimes, you'll even see them digging through the snow.Squirrels make nests in trees. Some squirrels spend much of the winter in underground tunnels (地道), where it is warmer.When spring comes, squirrels change their eating habits to new plant growth, like buds and leaves. Sometimes they...
A reader who wanted to stop the little varmints from digging up his plants discovered aluminum foil works very well asa squirrel repellent. A layer of aluminum foil is all the squirrel repellent you need on potted plants. For whatever reason, they don't like the stuff. ...
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...
Look for shallow digging and holes around plants, small bites on vegetables (particularlytomatoes), seed heads that have been nibbled, whole plants that have disappeared (!), and digging evidence in your plant containers. These are all signs that Mr. Squirrel has been paying you a visit and...
Squirrels are notorious pests when it comes to stealing bird food. Here are three ways to keep squirrels out of bird feeders.
Zen Rial/Moment/GettyImages Cuddly little squirrels with their fluffy tails can be adorably cute. But squirrels running off with the fruits of your peach tree, squirrels digging in your flower boxes or squirrels chewing off rosebuds before they can bloom—not quite as cute. They can be destruct...