Rabbits and chicken wire

[Misanthropical]

Trips, I didn't even finish reading the second paragraph before I thought, "So, pee in your garden?" Thanks for the giggle.

Doesn't everyone pee in their garden? Well, that certainly explains why my neighbors have been avoiding me lately.

[AccountingDrone]

used kitty litter mixed into the mulch. Especially the pee clumps.

[Syriilord]

Just have someone replace the whole garden with concrete: That'll stop them pesky critters from messing up yer plants

[wheeitsme]

When I lived in Yosemite, I found chili powder and chili oil around my planters worked on squirrels. I used to have a whisky barrel full of bulbs. They liked to dig them up and take one bite out of each of them. I did the chili oil, and the next morning I heard a squirrel with the deepest chirp ever...LOL. And they didn't bother them as long as I kept the oil on every month or two.

[blas]

Tie bars of soap around your garden if you don't want deer in there. They hate the smell of soap, especially Irish Spring.

[mharbourgirl]

Anyone have any suggestions for keeping giant beavers away from my softwoods? I've reached the point of only growing things like lilacs and rhodos in the yard because maple, birch and ash are beaver magnets, and we've got some damn huge beavers here. The perils of living on a river, unfortunately. Aside from building a chain-link fence (which I definitely can't afford) I've run out of ideas.

[LadyAndreca]

Have you tried wrapping the trees? A layer or two of wire mesh around the trunks might stop the beavers from chewing on them.

[Pagan]

I've heard that urine works, especially if you pour it directly into burrows, and I've heard that scattering cat hair works. But we hardly sell those things at the Orange Apron, now do we?

For deer, a lot of our customers swear by Liquid Fence. I'm told that other brands do not work, but this one does. The packaging says it works on rabbits, but I haven't heard any customer stories about that. I live in an apartment, so I've never tried it myself.

I need a surefire squirrel repellant. They keep digging up our seeds and seedlings in the community garden.

There's actually a lot of plants that are deer and rabbit resistant. Plant those in among the others and it keeps them away. Lavender's one, and it smells good, too!

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When I lived in Yosemite, I found chili powder and chili oil around my planters worked on squirrels. I used to have a whisky barrel full of bulbs. They liked to dig them up and take one bite out of each of them. I did the chili oil, and the next morning I heard a squirrel with the deepest chirp ever...LOL. And they didn't bother them as long as I kept the oil on every month or two.

Gotta be careful with chile oil, though. Speaking from personal experience from one too many chile burns on my hands peeling it and getting it in my eyes once! If you do, milk, or any dairy product will help.