"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message
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I'm having squirrel trouble on my 3rd floor balcony. They jump from an
adjacent tree.

I don't have herbs or vegetables, just plants. They have been digging
up my New Guinea Impatiens, hostas and coleus. I hate them

I went to a garden store today and she recommended a powder made from
coyote urine. Unfortunately, this was $21 and seemed a bit too much
for my little container garden. She also recommended blood meal (which
is also a fertilizer) which I decided to try at $4 a bag.

A friend has a neighbor who is a hairdresser. She saves "nasty" hair
(hair from clients that is oily, dirty, etc.) and puts it around her
tomato plants. I asked my hairdresser for some "nasty" hair today and
he said that his clients all use so much fruity smelling stuff on their
hair that it would probably encourage the squirrels.

Bird netting?
It's inexpensive and comes in big rolls.

That and some "tomcat" brand bar poison rat bait....
I won't use poison grain as birds will tend to get that.
Just the big solid bar baits. Pin it down so they can't carry
it off, or use suet cages like I do.

Sorry, but I'm sick to death of squirrel damage!
They just are not cute anymore.

Both items are sold at Lowe's.

Good luck!
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Om.


Since I was the OP, just wanted to come back and say that I tried the bird
netting and haven't had any more damage (so far - we'll see how long it
lasts though).

Good luck, I hate them too.

LauraJ