How to Keep Nibblers From Your Garden!
Tell Bambi the salad bar is closed with a sprinkling of some strong smelling soap!
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Katheleen on Sep 25, 2022
I've done this for years now. It worked well but I have to "change up" with mouthballs for a few weeks than back to soap agin. They seem to get very who cares if I just use the soap. Now what do I do for all the chipmunk s? They'er destroying my bags of pellets we heat our home with. And something loves to munch on my Irish Spring! In the a.m. the one half bar I set out is always knawed on. For pet sacks give me a brack!!!
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Kdt104903911 7 hours ago
A great, easy tip for deer.
I've tried many ways, including the Irish Spring, which worked great. I didn't shave it however. I cut the soap in 8 pieces and placed them in a piece of old nylon and hung it on a tree, doing this around the perimeter of the property.
BUT, my newest and easiest idea is to buy the cheapest, smelliest cologne and spray it on trees around the perimeter. Deers (and other critters) hate the smell (as they do the soap). After a huge rain, I repeat the process.
Hope this helps someone.
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What about squirrels?
Doesn't the soap eventually dissolve and build up in the soil? I know a little detergent in a spray bottle can discourage insects, but wouldn't that much soap eventually get into the soil and kill the plants?
Does it work with your own dog? I have a 1+ yr old dog that has dug up my whole backyard. Where I used to have a nice lush lawn I have nothing but dirt n rocks. He toppled my potted plants, ceramic pots broken, my plastic pots chewed up n destroyed. Any suggestions besides get rid of the dog 😁