What I have found to be successful at keeping them out of potted plants is using sea shells, pieces of broken ceramic tiles (these help with preventing evaporation too), brick fragments, larger flat stones, pretty much anything that stops the digging by being too bulky for them to move.
You may find this article helpful, lots of opinions in the comments. I've found they show up for a reason so figuring out what attracted them is a good place to begin.
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Hi Sharon,
What I have found to be successful at keeping them out of potted plants is using sea shells, pieces of broken ceramic tiles (these help with preventing evaporation too), brick fragments, larger flat stones, pretty much anything that stops the digging by being too bulky for them to move.
A sprinkling of powdered cayenne pepper works well!
Use in bird feeders also! The hot pepper does not affect birds.
It also works on all warm blooded animals.
I chased a burrowing armadillo from my backyard with only two doses scattered at the hole's entrance.
the plastic forks you buy for cheap.....push them in the soil leaving the prongs standing up
You may find this article helpful, lots of opinions in the comments. I've found they show up for a reason so figuring out what attracted them is a good place to begin.
https://www.gardenupgreen.com/2018/06/how-to-detour-garden-rodents.html
Rocks. Buy a bag of river rocks from a home improvement center. Too heavy they can't move them and make the potted plants look pretty.