How to stop growing blueberries for chipmunks!

Dra6909275
by Dra6909275
Well I have to say I love to garden. I start all my flowers from seed and I love to harvest lots of fruit and vegetables too. My problem is with my blueberry plants. They produce nicely with lots and lots of blueberries however I have become a farmer for the chipmunks! I have netting around each plant but they burrow underneath and sometimes to the netting to eat my blueberries. They're smart enough to wait until the blueberries are completely right before the feast. I was lucky have five blueberries this year which is a total disgrace. Can you please help! I'll even make you a blueberry pie ! Lol
thank you

  8 answers
  • Cheryl A Cheryl A on Jul 20, 2017

    try using blood meal around them, you should be able to get some from gardening center or maybe your local ACE Hardware store.

  • Leah Leah on Jul 20, 2017

    To keep deer out of our garden, I've bought bars of Irish Spring bar soap. You grate the soap, then sprinkle it on the ground around your veggies. This might work on the squirrels too.

  • Deb Flaherty Deb Flaherty on Jul 20, 2017

    To keep chipmunks away lay down pieces of juicy fruit gum.

  • Deb Flaherty Deb Flaherty on Jul 20, 2017

    To keep chipmunks away lay down pieces of juicy fruit gum.

  • Peg Peg on Jul 20, 2017

    It might not look good but it works. String tin cans or old pie plates on a post. The noise keeps them away.

  • Dra6909275 Dra6909275 on Jul 20, 2017

    thanks! I will definitely try that Tip!

  • Cin21825342 Cin21825342 on Jul 20, 2017

    Dogs. My dogs have put the fear into the chipmunks after killing a few. There are pellets you can get at Home Depot that are deterrents.

  • Dra6909275 Dra6909275 on Jul 21, 2017

    We have purchased the pellets; I don't know if they are working or not; but I have to say in the spring we had so many so I guess it has helped a bit but they still are a menace in the garden! We have two two chipmunks that actually come to the porch patio door and tease our indoor cat. He goes nuts. WE have let him out a few times when they have their staring contests but they out smart him all the time. My husband and I are seniors and we always had a dog up to four years ago when he said no more; and that's how we adopted our cat. Cat's are easier and when we are on call for the grandkids it's so much easier to leave the cat as far as responsibilities than a dog. I must say, I miss having a dog here. If the hubby goes before me I will get a dog and he knows it too. lol

    Thanks for all the suggestions. Juicy fruit gum is on the food list and I have lots of cans and tins from the recycle and I certainly will give this a try. They are so cute but they eat 90 percent of my harvest. Not fair. Thank you all!