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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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 Posted - May 11 2007 : 04:58:24 AM
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Anyone know how to keep these guys out of my big flower containers? They are in there digging up my poor little plants.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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SarahJ
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Shreveport
Louisiana
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Posted - May 11 2007 : 07:48:59 AM
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| I would like the same advice on cats. My crummy neighboors have a cat that they "keep outside" despite the leash law in our town, and it is using my flower beds for a litter box. He is digging around my petunias, and I am starting to forget my passive attitude. Help!!!!! |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - May 11 2007 : 11:14:37 AM
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on the cat..maybe plant some catnip mint..he'll bother that instead of your other flowers..but put it far away from your other plants...and maybe notify the neighbors that their cat is creating a problem.. ..hopefully they'll get the picture that your yard is not the litter box for their cat ... or there is always animal control.best of wishes
on the squirrel..they love daylily bulbs and other bulbs and will chomp them up...
perhaps you could give him/her a few pecans and sunflower seeds..again..away from your plants...an opposite side of the yard...
that way they have something different to occupy their time with...or you can get a live trap from somewhere..possibly animal control..and the squirrel can be relocated to a park or something.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
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USA
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 11:36:26 AM
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I have many many grey squirrels, even a few baby ones now. We have two bird feeders that they are always eating out of, so putting food down for them won't help. They are getting in the big pots to bury their nuts. I thought I read someplace that they don't like cedar, but not sure.
NANCY JO
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 11:51:07 AM
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OK, I just read that they don't like snakes, so put a toy rubber snake in with the flowers. I will be calling my grand kids later to see if they have one. Knowing my squirrels they will probably love the snake.
NANCY JO
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
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Posted - May 13 2007 : 6:32:40 PM
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This is an ongoing battle for me-keeping the squirrels & chipmunks from digging up my new flowers and plants-most recently my strawberries.
A few things that seem to work:
Tie some mothballs in stockings and hang or place them around the area. Spraying with a mix of cayenne pepper and water. I have had great success with a product I bought at Agway made by Bonide, called Repels-All. It is environmentally safe & biodegradeable, and doesn't harm plants or animals. Basically, it is just kind of stinky-but it works!
Hope this helps!
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - May 17 2007 : 12:34:04 PM
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| Hey, gals. I have another idea or two for future use. Against the stupid squirrels, cantankerous cats and rascally racoons! And my yard is a certified "backyard wildlife sanctuary, ha!!! I just want to CHOOSE the wildlife I invite in..... If you have thorny rose bushes, you can trim the dead stems into suitable lengths and put them in the flowerbox or raised bed, wherever. These would make a fence of sorts around a flowerPOT, too. Animals do not want to walk over them so this could work, at least somewhat. Wear gloves if you need to weed afterwards. In a raised bed before the perennials come back, I have used chicken wire to lay loosely over the bed. Has worked so far, although can be a tad unsightly if the plants don't fully fill in the bed. I have also heard of using "predator urine" but depending on the average rainfall and your smell tolerance, that might not be such a good idea. Fight the good fight! Nance |
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EmmJay
True Blue Farmgirl
352 Posts
Mary Jane
Amherst
Nova Scotia
Canada
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Posted - May 17 2007 : 2:13:44 PM
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I just picked up a booklet for Canadian Gardening, but hey, pest are pest right?
1. Try not to plant crocuses....these and tulips are squirrel favorites.
2. Toss on a few moth balls, or sprinkle bone meal. Moth balls in baby food jars with holes punched in them work too and stop little ones from getting into the moth balls.
3. Cover the flower bed with sharp gravel.
These are just a few ideas, and I will be trying them.
MJ
"Thank GOD I'm a country girl"
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - May 20 2007 : 04:24:47 AM
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Save your citus peels and toss in the flower bed where cats are being pesky. They hate the smell and will usually find another spot.
I am having the same problem with squirrels digging up my potted Lily bulbs this year. At first I thought it was the baby! They have become so "domesticated". They sit in the large cedar and scream at us, pelt us with cedar berries and half chewed pine cones and run wild everywhere (including my attic...) We are looking for a squirrel eradication plan of action...enough is enough! (We have also had the problem some time ago where many of them were rabid and you couldn't be outside for fear of you or your pet being attacked.
And to think my Dad used to sit on the porch and feed them peanuts out of his hand...EEEEEEEEEK! I feel your pain Nancy!
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
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Posted - May 24 2007 : 3:04:11 PM
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I have to say that when I have problems with the squirrels I am looking for a permanent solution. We have red squirrels here and they are very distructive and get into the house and shop and tear things up. If you are not into the permanent solution thing you mihgt try the live trap idea and move them very very far from your house as they will try to find there way back.
Valerie
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