The only thing that worked for me was mesh. I tried sprays, coffee grounds, and shiny objects, but physical barriers were the real solution.
Has anyone successfully kept squirrels out of their garden without harming them?
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Squirrels keep digging in my pots and stealing things from my garden. I don't want to hurt them, but I need a real solution that actually works.
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Users said physical barriers worked better than sprays or tricks. Chicken wire, mesh covers, buried wire around containers, and protecting seedlings were the most practical suggestions.
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For pots, I cut pieces of chicken wire and laid them on top of the soil around the plant. They stopped digging almost immediately.
Motion sprinklers helped in one corner of my yard, but they are annoying if you forget they are on. Barriers are less dramatic and more reliable.
I had better luck protecting young plants until they were bigger. Once plants were established, squirrels seemed less interested.
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