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How to Keep Nibblers From Your Garden!
by
EmDirr @ DustandDoghair.com
(IC: blogger)
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If your plants have started to peek above the surface, it's time to protect them from would-be grazers.
Tell Bambi the salad bar is closed with a sprinkling of some strong smelling soap!
Tell Bambi the salad bar is closed with a sprinkling of some strong smelling soap!
We've been using using Irish Spring as a deterrent the for past few years with great success.
We have a lot of yard, a lot of deer, and a few nice neighbors to share with, so I usually purchase three big packs and make extra.
Take out your food processor and using the shredder attachment....
...shred some 'Spring.
The strong scent wards off critters and has protected our plants. Refresh with a new sprinkling every two to three weeks or after a heavy rain.
One 12-pack loosely fills my processor bowl three times.
(FYI: You might want to break out the vinegar to aid in cleaning up your food processor. No one wants soapy tasting cranberry-orange relish at Thanksgiving!)
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Published March 21st, 2016 1:04 PM
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Virginia-Ted Rye on Sep 05, 2022
I put the soap in mesh bags that fresh produce comes in and hang them on a fence around the garden. I use a half bar of soap in each one.
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Katheleen on Sep 25, 2022
I've done this for years now. It worked well but I have to "change up" with mouthballs for a few weeks than back to soap agin. They seem to get very who cares if I just use the soap. Now what do I do for all the chipmunk s? They'er destroying my bags of pellets we heat our home with. And something loves to munch on my Irish Spring! In the a.m. the one half bar I set out is always knawed on. For pet sacks give me a brack!!!
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What about squirrels?
Doesn't the soap eventually dissolve and build up in the soil? I know a little detergent in a spray bottle can discourage insects, but wouldn't that much soap eventually get into the soil and kill the plants?
Does it work with your own dog? I have a 1+ yr old dog that has dug up my whole backyard. Where I used to have a nice lush lawn I have nothing but dirt n rocks. He toppled my potted plants, ceramic pots broken, my plastic pots chewed up n destroyed. Any suggestions besides get rid of the dog 😁