"WARRENRN1" wrote in message
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how can i deter squirrals from my pots and planters

i find that a benjamin .20 caliber air rifle keeps them at bay....

if that is not your forte...i have also tried using something called
*squirrel
repellant*... actually made for bird seed feeders, but i have noticed
that
when the seeds get into the planter box almost directly below the feeder,
we
have sun flowers germinating within a week....

squirrel repellant.. made by GADJIT OUTDOORS.. McNaughton, Inc Mpls, MN

I rfound the repellant they sell in the UK totally useless; they seem to
like the stuff!

However a 0.22 calibre air rifle with telescopic sights works wonders.
But *only* take head shots & calibrate the sights carefully or you risk an
injured animal running away; an air rifle will not reliably & rapidly kill a
squirrel unless you hit its head.
You also need to think very carefully about safe lines of fire so that a
shot cannot over carry.
I have shot 23 so far, in a few months, all dropped stone dead; just one ran
off injured, turned its head at the wrong (?right) moment & was just
'grazed'; I got it the next day.

H