I took some metal mesh and cut it to size of pots and secured with zip strips. The squirrel's are awful at my new house! They were destroying everything! I used a masonry bit for my ceramic pots and just a regular bit for the plastic pots. Put the mesh on top and zip stripped them down through holes in pot and squares in mesh. Depending on size of the pot I made as many holes around them to uniformly hold mesh down. Another thing that I found they hate is Hungarian Hot Paprika! You may have to sprinkle it on several times over the season after it rains and the spice wears off a bit. Be as generous as you feel you need to be, it's never harmed any of my plants and some squirrels are more persistent than others, lol!
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...
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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 ...
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I thought maybe a rabbit was burrowing in my yard, but it's almost dead center of my lawn (not a very smart rabbit). The hole is not very deep, and I replanted it onc...
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chicken wire.
Put a wire net around the top off the pot just below the plant
I took some metal mesh and cut it to size of pots and secured with zip strips. The squirrel's are awful at my new house! They were destroying everything! I used a masonry bit for my ceramic pots and just a regular bit for the plastic pots. Put the mesh on top and zip stripped them down through holes in pot and squares in mesh. Depending on size of the pot I made as many holes around them to uniformly hold mesh down. Another thing that I found they hate is Hungarian Hot Paprika! You may have to sprinkle it on several times over the season after it rains and the spice wears off a bit. Be as generous as you feel you need to be, it's never harmed any of my plants and some squirrels are more persistent than others, lol!
Spread used coffee grounds on top of the soil.
hot peppers flakes ,wooded skewers,crushed garlic,blood meal