We actually attract raccoons because they kill rats, mice and moles. If you absolutely don’t want them, make sure there is no pet food or bird food out. If you have certain fruits, like grapes or berries, they will come for those. Our wild raccoons come to the window and scratch letting us know they are hungry, ha, and we feed them some cat food & grapes, and there is still an appetite for rats.
To keep raccoons at a distance, try scattering blood meal around corn plants. Also try sprinkling wood ashes around your plants. Grind up garlic, mix it with an equal portion of chili powder, and spread it around the garden.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
See more
Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
See more
I don't want to put up a fence because I really like them. I have tried talking to them but the husband has issues. I feel really bad, but we worked hard to rid the w...
See more
We actually attract raccoons because they kill rats, mice and moles. If you absolutely don’t want them, make sure there is no pet food or bird food out. If you have certain fruits, like grapes or berries, they will come for those. Our wild raccoons come to the window and scratch letting us know they are hungry, ha, and we feed them some cat food & grapes, and there is still an appetite for rats.
Motion lights and an electric fence that's 6 feet high!
Or...once the entire garden is destroyed in a single night raccoon raid they will move on to the neighbors!
Our raccoons come for the snails in the garden, and they are welcome to them. Then they finish off any remaining cat food.
To keep raccoons at a distance, try scattering blood meal around corn plants. Also try sprinkling wood ashes around your plants. Grind up garlic, mix it with an equal portion of chili powder, and spread it around the garden.