Squirrels !!!!!!!

b54red · October 29, 2009

Has anyone figured out a way to keep squirrels out of the garden. My fall garden has already been decimated by their digging and burying pecans and such. I had a beautiful stand of carrots until they were dug up in the past week. In a square yard of garden there are sometimes dozens of new holes dug daily and the new plantings are the collateral damage. They have gotten worse every year. Up til now I could live with the damage but now it is overwhelming my ability to replant and replace the damaged seedlings. They have been digging into my wife's potted plants and the last straw was going into my small greenhouse today and finding my seedling trays dug up.
I've tried red pepper flakes with no success; it rains too often here and it doesn't seem to deter them. Even my dogs have given up on chasing them away. The dogs seem to have gone to a live and let live policy with these furry tailed rats.
If I could use a shotgun I might be able to thin them out, but in a suburban neighborhood that might be frowned on. Don't think the police would look on it too kindly either. My backyard neighbor has been trapping them but they now ignore the traps. I set some rat traps for them with no success. I think these little buggers are just a little too clever. I guess I'll have to try my sons old bb gun.

October 29, 2009	#1
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Squirrels !!!!!!! Has anyone figured out a way to keep squirrels out of the garden. My fall garden has already been decimated by their digging and burying pecans and such. I had a beautiful stand of carrots until they were dug up in the past week. In a square yard of garden there are sometimes dozens of new holes dug daily and the new plantings are the collateral damage. They have gotten worse every year. Up til now I could live with the damage but now it is overwhelming my ability to replant and replace the damaged seedlings. They have been digging into my wife's potted plants and the last straw was going into my small greenhouse today and finding my seedling trays dug up. I've tried red pepper flakes with no success; it rains too often here and it doesn't seem to deter them. Even my dogs have given up on chasing them away. The dogs seem to have gone to a live and let live policy with these furry tailed rats. If I could use a shotgun I might be able to thin them out, but in a suburban neighborhood that might be frowned on. Don't think the police would look on it too kindly either. My backyard neighbor has been trapping them but they now ignore the traps. I set some rat traps for them with no success. I think these little buggers are just a little too clever. I guess I'll have to try my sons old bb gun.