The citrus may be to deter cats from messing with (or in) the beds. They don’t like the smell of citrus, amongst some other deterrants.
SerialNomad
Natural weed and pest control. The straw starves the weeds of sunshine the citrus smalls nasty to pests of many kinds. The straw helps with moisture control as well.
CustomerService_2024
I use cayenne pepper I sprinkle my garden with cayenne pepper I dare any insect or animal to eat for my garden
LadyOfTheLake911
Im struggling with something very small and white that jumps eating my beans and it’s (Thank goodness) just the beans,pumpkins next to them are without jumping pests. Heard ppl saying Borcarbinated soda will also work? Wil definitely try the cayenne pepper aswell.
Lol not doing the citrus thing,where Im from its Autum now and my children will drive me up the wall if I waste their citrus.
knowone23
Modern voodoo.
They are intended to do all kinds of things.
They actually do nothing.
GodsBGood
Oh sure, look at Mr. Elon Musk over here being able to afford oranges to keep the critters away.
Master_Tumbleweed475
Might be beer traps for slugs. Ive seen this done, use orange peel cups like that put beer in it, slugs are attracted to the smell of the beer and crawl into the bowl but can’t get out. I’ve never done this as I don’t have slug issues but I’ve seen it done on YouTube which admittedly doesn’t mean a whole lot. If you end up asking whoever is in charge of those beds let us know.
gpplantmom
Did you ask the farmers market???
Ritch18
Keeps the bugs away
Frosty_Cloud_2888
Oranges keep the cats from pooping in it
J_Dolla_Playboy
Ive heard Vit C is good for some vegetables that have Vit C as a nutrient . May not be for this purpose but not sure what the gardener was going for.
PBJ-9999
Keeping critters out. Not sure how effective it is
seanlb
if something like that actually worked- we’d all know about it, and the science behind it. instead- it’s just folk lore and wishful thinking.
nematodes77
You catch slugs with the grapefruits (after juicing them), put the halves cut side down in the evening, they will be absolutely full of slugs in the morning. Why these in the photo are still there in daylight boggles the mind.
Strangewhine88
They think they are keeping ants and others pests away.
ethik
Some Betty saw a YouTube video and is playing dress up.
She’s probably just out of frame to the left winding copper antennae.
yoitsme_obama17
You walked into a satanic ritual. Time to party.
colin_purrington
My guess is that owner of the beds is big into myth that citrus is an effective animal deterrent. Or at least I’ve always assumed it was a myth. Would love to see a good randomized experiment with control.
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The citrus may be to deter cats from messing with (or in) the beds. They don’t like the smell of citrus, amongst some other deterrants.
Natural weed and pest control. The straw starves the weeds of sunshine the citrus smalls nasty to pests of many kinds. The straw helps with moisture control as well.
I use cayenne pepper I sprinkle my garden with cayenne pepper I dare any insect or animal to eat for my garden
Im struggling with something very small and white that jumps eating my beans and it’s (Thank goodness) just the beans,pumpkins next to them are without jumping pests. Heard ppl saying Borcarbinated soda will also work? Wil definitely try the cayenne pepper aswell.
Lol not doing the citrus thing,where Im from its Autum now and my children will drive me up the wall if I waste their citrus.
Modern voodoo.
They are intended to do all kinds of things.
They actually do nothing.
Oh sure, look at Mr. Elon Musk over here being able to afford oranges to keep the critters away.
Might be beer traps for slugs. Ive seen this done, use orange peel cups like that put beer in it, slugs are attracted to the smell of the beer and crawl into the bowl but can’t get out. I’ve never done this as I don’t have slug issues but I’ve seen it done on YouTube which admittedly doesn’t mean a whole lot. If you end up asking whoever is in charge of those beds let us know.
Did you ask the farmers market???
Keeps the bugs away
Oranges keep the cats from pooping in it
Ive heard Vit C is good for some vegetables that have Vit C as a nutrient . May not be for this purpose but not sure what the gardener was going for.
Keeping critters out. Not sure how effective it is
if something like that actually worked- we’d all know about it, and the science behind it. instead- it’s just folk lore and wishful thinking.
You catch slugs with the grapefruits (after juicing them), put the halves cut side down in the evening, they will be absolutely full of slugs in the morning. Why these in the photo are still there in daylight boggles the mind.
They think they are keeping ants and others pests away.
Some Betty saw a YouTube video and is playing dress up.
She’s probably just out of frame to the left winding copper antennae.
You walked into a satanic ritual. Time to party.
My guess is that owner of the beds is big into myth that citrus is an effective animal deterrent. Or at least I’ve always assumed it was a myth. Would love to see a good randomized experiment with control.