How to keep sqirrels digging in flower beds and flower pots ?
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Hello. This link might be helpful
https://www.thescrapshoppeblog.com/5-tricks-to-keep-squirrels-out-of-your/
Mix something into the potting soil that squirrels find distasteful. Natural repellents may include cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, vinegar, peppermint oil or garlic (or try a combination of two or more).
Similarly, create a homemade squirrel repellent consisting of 2 tablespoons black pepper, 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper, one chopped onion and one chopped jalapeno pepper. Boil the mixture for 15 to 20 minutes, then strain it through a fine strainer or cheesecloth. Pour the strained mixture into a spray bottle and use it to spray the soil around potted plants. The mixture is powerful enough to irritate your skin, lips and eyes, so use with care.
Add dried blood (blood meal) to the potting mix. Blood meal is a high-nitrogen fertilizer, so be careful not to apply excessive amounts.
A layer of rocks on top of the potting soil may discourage squirrels from digging. However, rocks can become hot enough to damage plants during the summer months. Alternatively, a thick layer of mulch may be beneficial for keeping squirrels out of containers and will be much healthier for plants.
Consider hanging decorative or shiny elements near your potted plants to scare squirrels away For example, try colorful pinwheels or spinners, old CDs or aluminum pie pans.
Cover potted plants with a cage made from chicken wire, plastic bird netting or hardware cloth – especially during the offseason when squirrels are more prone to “planting” their stash, which they normally come back for later digging up precious bulbs in the process. If you don’t like the idea of surrounding your plants, try cutting small pieces that you can lay under the surface if the soil.
Hi! This article has been very helpful:
https://www.tomcatbrand.com/en-us/library/other-nuisance-animals/how-keep-squirrels-out-yard-and-garden
Cayenne pepper sprinkled in and around the pots will keep them away!
We use bird netting.
Cover them with chicken wire. To hide the wire, I spread a thin layer of mulch.
We have the samae problem here with squirrels in the flower pots and flower beds. For the flower pots I use things they can't lift such as broken ceramics, stones...plus this will slow evaporation and weed growth.
In the flower beds, we use chicken wire, the flowers grow up through the wire, this includes bulbs planted from a previous season.
Here is some info to help you. https://www.thescrapshoppeblog.com/5-tricks-to-keep-squirrels-out-of-your/
Hello Maybellean,
They are looking for food, so as they are clever animals, if you have a food station set up for them, they probably won't need to dig your garden!
We put hot pepper flakes in our planter, the squirrels were digging up our bulbs. It seemed to work.
hardware cloth over areas also helps if you're having trouble in a certain spot.
This should help: https://thehoneycombhome.com/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-the-garden-without-hurting-them/
Moth balls but when it rains they dissolve so replace them