Keep Squirrels Out Of Garden Pots
Figuring out how to keep squirrels out of vegetable garden doesn’t require a phd in animal science.
Keep squirrels out of garden pots. Here are some easy ways to keep squirrels from getting into your garden that serves as a homemade squirrel repellent. Take plastic forks and stick them in the pots tine side up close enough that the squirrels can't walk between them. Another option that you have is to put some mothballs near the pots that squirrels have been visiting.
Other methods may or may not work to thwart the rodents from eating plants, digging in the pots and strewing dirt over your deck or patio. Hide or relocate their food. At least until it rains.
If all else fails and squirrels keep getting your garden then i recommend planting everything in pots and keeping them out of squirrels reach. Cats keep squirrels away, do you want me to send you one of mine? I plant flowers in my flower pots and within a few days the squirrels have dug up the plants, some completely out of the pot on the ground and potting soil is everywhere.
Known for nibbling nuts and gobbling birdseed, squirrels also like feasting on. This does not mean that squirrels will not try. Alternatively, a thick layer of mulch may be beneficial for keeping squirrels out of containers and will be much healthier for plants.
Spice them out with cayenne pepper! I put the netting around the trough and tucked it underneath. Squirrels may still nibble on the plants, but at least they won’t be digging or uprooting anything.
You can also sprinkle used coffee grinds to deter squirrels from your pots. Another effective option is to cover or block the exposed soil surface of your container plants. Lol someone told my husband that squirrels do not like snakes, so they put rubber snakes on branches, in pots, the yard to keep them away.