Asked on Dec 12, 2019
How can I keep lizards off of my vegetables?
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Joyce
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The lizards are eating the flowers off my tomatoes and peppers, what can I do to keep them away. I do not want to use poison because the produce is edible.
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I would put up some sort of mesh fence around the garden, or you could try hot pepper spray around your garden. Here's a link with more information:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/managing-lizard-populations.htm
You might try cayenne pepper.
Or what I do is feed the lizards. We have had a couple years of more than average rainfall and my lizard population has exploded. Obviously they are looking for food. I give them strawberries, blueberries, bananas or just about any fruit. Pick up at night so you don't invite mice, rats and cockroaches. They do not care for onions, so around some things you can plant any type of onion or shallot. Check companion planting. I use green / spring onions all over the place. Just love all the little lizards yet understand you want to grow produce and if they eat the blossoms, you won't get any fruit!
Companion gardening is a natural way to repel pests of all kinds. Go to Google and look it up. All kinds of onions repel lizards, which is of course companion gardening.
You could also make some hoops of flexible PVC pipe and cover with screening material to make a tunnel to put over your plant bed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCoKPhr2r90
Some gardeners use a hot sauce spray around the perimeters of places they'd like to keep lizards from penetrating, such as houses or low-growing stands of plants, like strawberries. If you want to try this home remedy, remember to reapply frequently, since it will break down fast in the environment.
If you have a car or dog, I’d let your pet hang out more in the yard to deter them. I also found this advice online: ”Use spray bottle mixed with vinegar, lemon, and finely ground cayenne pepper. Spray area 1 time a day for 1 week, then 1 time a week inside and outside house. If any lizardis left behind, place plastic cup over lizard and then gently slide stiff paper under cup.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thriftyfun.com/tf/749/19577-amp.html
Same here. Big lizards are feasting on my tomatoes! Will be using egg shells in my garden, and planting more green onions, basil, and jalapeño plants. Will report back with my results! Thanks, everyone!