Squirrels can become a huge hassle in gardens, but luckily this problem can be fixed by using some spices that will scare them away. Don’t let squirrels dig up your garden with advice from a third-generation flower grower in this free video on gardening.
Expert: Yolanda Vanveen
Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com
Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner
37 Comments
Thanks! I have been having squirrel problems and actually built a screen cage to start my plants in. I will definately try this with plants that won't fit in the cage.
Dried blood or Blood meal spinkled around plants worked for me!!!
I have two squirrels that eat my cabbages just enough to ruin them, then move to the next one. I named them Trotsky and Stalin. I don't want to kill them, but I hope they get run over by a car or eaten by a big hungry cat. I grew giant sunflowers last year and they would climb up on the sunflower and hang by their hind feet, dangling over the flower, and eat all my sunflower seeds. When I see them, I throw dirt clods at them. They disappear for a while, but they always come back. I hate them.
I have killed over 69 squirrels over the past 3 years. Now that I have a job, they are eating my tomatoes. This spice crap doesn't work and its expensive! I am building a complete chicken wire structure around my garden so they cant get in. This will cost me about 80 dollars.
Bitch get a new name
I tried store bought repellant (basicly chili & blood) it looked ugly on my raised bed or around planters and after a few weeks they started digging again… I guess i'm gonna have to go look for pellet gun and practice…by the way mouse trap did not work…They ate 5 my cyclamen bulbs. duh.
Everyone get you a Squirrel dog, about two of em…I have a rat terrier but he is getting old and not as feisty about catching them now. Im sure you will have alot of luck with a young energetic pet…Good Luck…
Last year the squirrels got a taste for my tropical hibiscus leaves. They killed two plants. I've never had a problem with them eating hibiscus leaves before. I love hibiscus and may try again with some spices or something else. I agree I don't want to kill them but I wish something else would.
This little tricksters… I think an OUTDOOR CAT may be the answer… A little less SQUIRELL.. and a lot more cat
A 30 ought 6 is the best way to get rid of squirrels I know it's overkill but I'm just saying 30 ought 6
cayenne doesn't work.
I have only trees in my garden lady.
Duh.
Will sprinkling these spices effect the growth of the plants or the dirt?
Would it work if you mix the spices together?
Trap em. Then smoke em . Great bbq.
Definitely, this kind unwanted guests could somehow destroy your favorite plants. I guess these ideas are the best answer to every homeowners who had encountered such problems. Nice information are being delivered on this video.
will this deter rabbits also?
going to give this a try….thanks for it not being toxic…last video the guy used moth balls…DISLIKE
will this cause problems with your plants?
They are damaging fruits in guava tree. How to fend?
Tried… not working!
What works best is my 12 yr old son and his high powered pellet gun.
tried, it doesn't work.
What happen if they are Mexican squirrels that like spicy food????
Foxes. They will wipe them out. Keep foxes in the suburbs.
Very helpful garden tip, I'm going to roll around in my garden as soon as I can, let's be YouTube mate?
None of these stuff works. Either trap and relocate or kill them.
What works for me: when I trim my rose bushes, I put rose twigs with thorns in the pots, they leave them alone! As a side perk, sometimes the rose twigs root.
Also , stick plastic forks, points up, in the pots. But rose bush thorny twigs works best for me. I feed the birds, so I'll never get rid of the squirrels. I won't kill them, just want them to leave my flowers alone. I put my tomatoes and peppers in a wire cage, along with bulbs until well established.
I tried using chilli powder but it's only effective for few days. I think Indian squirrels have higher spice tolerance đ
Spread crushed red pepper near the bulbs, the thicker the better. I accidently killed a squirrel with this method, because it went into respiratory distress I assume. The squirrel dropped dead right on my garlic garden. Reapply as needed with waterings.
I wish this helped… it hasn't at all. I'm buying traps. When it's my food getting wrecked, it's time to seriously get it under control. They breed fast and do a LOT of damage
This doesnât work in vegetable gardens, they want to eat it they will and of course take bites out of every single one! So sick of squirrels! Only way to stop them is to have a complete chicken wire fenced garden covered walls and roof! Chicken wire and to make it dig proof too.
How about using EUCALYPTUS OIL sprinkled over a cloth n kept near 4 corners of vegetable garden ? Any tip or idea or experience on this please ?
Try flying lead.
Well…….I've seen many folks recommend this. However….all I can say is that after trying EVERYTHING I could find that folks recommended, and watching hours and hours of hilarious YouTube videos by very intelligent inventors trying to do all they could think of to invent something that would defeat squirrels,
all I can say to anyone at this point is…..good luck.
My conclusion is that squirrels are the smartest beings on the planet.
The only suggestion I saw down in the comments here that sounded like a possible solution is
to get a couple of squirrel chasing dogs that can live full time in your garden…..đ