Could someone tell me how to keep squirrels out of my flower pots? They are digging in them to bury nuts.?

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Could someone tell me how to keep squirrels out of my flower pots? They are digging in them to bury nuts.?
This was my solution to aggravation and stress.


Now we all just get along.





You and most of the people that plant want to know how, including myself.


You might try fitting screen or wire mesh around your potted plants, or covering the dirt around plants with sticky tape or stones. Squirrels seem most attracted to digging in loose, newly turned dirt so follow up with a top layer of mulch.





Lure them away from potted plants and bulbs by feeding them corn or sunflower seeds in a feeder located in another part of the yard. This can ultimately result in an increase in the population of squirrels in your yard, but the distraction of the constant food supply is also a good distraction.


Or


New Critter Ridder® Pepper-Based Granules Repel Small Animals


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Me personally I installed critter feeders


all along my fence on one side of the house.


3 feeders 2 corn holders and one for my pleasure the gallon size jug that they sneak into.


Squirrel Jar Feeder/click to enlarge


mine on sale for $20


http://www.backyardwildlife.com/catalog/...


EASY MAKE jug


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Squirrel Snack Box/click to enlarge


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Stalk Feeder/easy to make...


click to enlarge


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Easy Make Hopper


http://www.tonkco.com/squirrelhopper/


"See Saw" Feeder/click to enlarge mine is similar just doesn't see saw just holds 1 ear of corn


Everything except the Gallon jug you can get at walmart for under $10.
Reply:I agree with the person who said to use screen. You can also use landscape staples to hold it down in the dirt or just cut a wire hanger and bend it into a U shape and push it down on the screen to hold it down. In my case, they would bury and also dig up what I was planting and this seems to do the trick. I cut up a piece of wire window screen with scissors and placed it over the pot. The water can get in but the animals won't.
Reply:I like the screen and cayenne answers. The squirrels are LOOKING for roots or bulbs, they and rats go after ours too.





Cayenne works because like humans, the "Capsaicin" burns their mouth. You can even put this in bird seed in feeders, because birds don't have the "receptor" in their mouths so they don't feel the burn!
Reply:Sprinkle alittle cayenne pepper(find it in the spices at the grocery store) sprinkle some on top of the dirt. Won't hurt the plant but will keep the squirrels away.
Reply:We have always used chicken wire that you can buy at Lowes or HomeDepot. The holes are big enough for most plants to poke through but too small for squirrels to use.
Reply:Cover your soil with metal screen (1/2" or smaller squares). I just cut to fit the size of the pot, buried it around 1 inch under the soil, and held them in place with rocks. The second their little paws hit the wire, they'll move on to another place.
Reply:Get a life size fake hawk or owl and put it in the same area!!


Maybe a couple of them!?
Reply:dust with cayenne pepper, works great for keeping cats out of indoor plants as well


Cheers!
Reply:We have the same problem. We got one of those plastic owls from Home Depot %26amp; sat it on the porch where the pots are. It helped some, but wasn't foolproof. If anyone else has ideas, I'd like to hear them too!
Reply:The best thing i have found is used cat litter from the litter box. just sprinkle a little and the squirrels will stay away from a place a cat goes a lot. If you don't have a cat then head down to walmart or hunting supply store and get a little fox urine and put it on some kitty litter.. does not take much but the will run.