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beaglemama
Farmgirl in Training
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Andee
Mission Viejo
CA
USA
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 Posted - May 31 2013 : 11:36:52 AM
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Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deter rodents in the garden? I have a beautiful garden at my school (I teach students with severe disabilities) and they are getting in our raised beds. They've decimated a lot and are now working on our tomatoes.
I've tried blood meal, cayenne, and even building a fence. They can get over and through the tiniest of holes.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
All children are gifted. Some just open their packages a little later.
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - May 31 2013 : 12:41:57 PM
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predator urine works the best, also cat and dog hair, dryed HOT peppers seeped in hot water then sprayed onto plants...
Thank you for who you have chosen to teach, I have a autistic and blind grandson, and his teachers are angeles with invisable wings, as I'm sure you are too...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
Edited by - oldbittyhen on May 31 2013 12:44:23 PM |
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beaglemama
Farmgirl in Training
29 Posts
Andee
Mission Viejo
CA
USA
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Posted - May 31 2013 : 3:48:47 PM
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Tina, thanks for the quick response. We've tried Shake Away as a repellent and it didn't work. Have you had success with a different predator urine brand? Cayenne pepper also didn't work, but I'll try again. Maybe I just didn't use enough.
I've got tons of dog and cat hair all over my house! I'll save some up and put it around the garden at school.
Thank YOU for the thank you. I love my students. They are the most amazing kids in the world. I'm the lucky one who gets to hang with them every day. :)
All children are gifted. Some just open their packages a little later.
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - May 31 2013 : 5:19:27 PM
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fox or bobcat would probally do the trick..., and cayenne is not hot enough, you want red hot chili peppers, the hotest you can find, mexican grocery store, already dried...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1497 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2013 : 07:58:20 AM
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We have used red Tobasco sauce to deter squirrels from chewing on cedar siding at my parent's house with good success. I also use it in my garden to keep rabbits and squirrels out. You can dilute the pepper sauce with with a little bit of water to make a spray. I wonder if that might work? If you don't want to spray it directly on the plants and raised beds syou can spray a solid 12-24 inch or wider stripe around the entire border of the garden so the critters have to step in it to get into the garden. If there is a fence with posts you can spray it on those too to keep the squirrels off. Once they get the pepper on themselves a time or two they learn to stay away. Good luck!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2013 : 6:02:59 PM
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beaglemama
Farmgirl in Training
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Andee
Mission Viejo
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2013 : 6:12:05 PM
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Good question Mara. I should have been more specific. We are talking rats and/or mice. I've seen both on campus.
All children are gifted. Some just open their packages a little later.
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
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Virginia
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Rodents in the garden, yuck!
