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Squirrels Eating My Tomatoes!
I can personally vouch for the ineffectiveness of plastic owls/snakes to
scare squirrels. I've tried both. The plastic snakes nailed to our house siding did manage to scare off the woodpeckers, as long as the snakes position is rotated ever week or so. However, neither the owls or the snakes ever scared off the squirrels in our yard. (If you want to buy a plastic snake they have them at dollar stores). I needed to scare off the woodpeckers b/c they have put so many holes into the cedar siding of our house! I found the squirrels would not go near any areas that I had sprinkled dried blood. But while the dried blood seemed to repel the squirrels, it sure attracted our dogs who attempted to eat it! Good luck! Heidi Mark wrote: The squirrels are eating what few tomatoes I am getting this season. 1,000 pardons if this gets asked every week! Google searching has uncovered these suggestions; - Spread moth balls around the garden (toxic active ingredient?) - Rat poison (way too dangerous to pets) - Plastic owl/snakes (seems like the rodents would catch on pretty quickly) - Christmas Tree ornaments - Spray pepper sauce on the fruits Just wondering if folks here have any methods that they are happy with. Thanks much! |
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