Squirrels digging in flower pots, help!!

[mafibisha]

We live near the woods and always have lots of squirrels.

But this year they're all over our deck and digging in the flower pots, even knocking them over!??

Any ideas how to keep them out? TIA.

 

[mafibisha]

So you know those tall, plastic drink cups from the baseball parks?

We have way too many from our home team, but also from others we've visited. The boys don't want to part with them, but they're spilling out of our cupboards.

Any creative uses for them? I've rooted plants in them, and have pencils / pens in one .... anything else?

Y'all are so creative so hope you can help TIA!

 

[4 Ears]

Rocks, are the best I have come up with. It doesn't look pretty but lots better than dead flowers.

I have tried human hair, moth balls and pinwheels to name a few. Small rocks work the best...

Good luck!

 

[djmeredith]

A friend just posted her solution on FB: plastic forks, tines up. She said it completely solved her squirrel problems. She used clear ones so they're not noticeable.

 

[Laura66]

We have to sweep our deck off every morning because the darn chipmnks at digging wrong in our potted plants!

 

[mafibisha]

Thanks for the ideas, all! I'll give them a try.

 

[ellochka]

I tried dusting with some paprika in the past. I don't think it was working well, though. The squirrels were pretty tame this year (did not even eat my rose), but I only planted potted flowers today, so we'll see if they are back. If so, I will try the forks!

 

[GraysMom]

I use wooden skewers in my veggie gardens to keep neighborhood cats out. I just stick the blunt end in the soil and leave the pointy end up about 3 or 4 inches to deter digging.

I've also sprinkled cayenne around plants to deter critters.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

I uses red pepper flakes. Just sprinkle them in the flower beds and it keeps the critters out my flower beds.

 

[whatname]

I found a snake in one of my flower pots the other day. Maybe I can send him over.