cayenne pepper sprinkled heavily on and around any area you don't want them usually works for us. For EVERY bug, and critter you don't want around your things :)
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 have a raised bed garden and am attempting to grow green beans...but every morning there are plants that have been eaten off down to the stem. I know it isn't deer...
See more
I start my watermelon & cantaloupes indoors. Then I move them outdoors and they do real good for a while my watermelon grows to the size of a tennis ball and then it ...
See more
cayenne pepper sprinkled heavily on and around any area you don't want them usually works for us. For EVERY bug, and critter you don't want around your things :)
Hi Mary,
These crtiters cause a lot of damage to so many things.
Some people have suggested hot sauce or bitter apple spray, and a product called Squirrel Away...all with no luck!
Have you tried spritz ing your pumpkins with hairspray? The one to use is Dove, Extra Hold.
Best to you.
Here's a great post on keeping squirrels away from pumpkins.
https://www.familyhandyman.com/pest-control/how-to-keep-squirrels-from-ruining-the-pumpkins-on-your-porch/#.W9L4EBraF_Q.pinterest