Who knows how to keep squirrels from eating the flowers in your garden?

Question

about two months ago we started to plant our flowers in our garden.then one week later we notice we had alot of dead flowers.then that same day we had some guest over and they all said it was squirrels.so if you have a way of keeping sqirrels out of your garden please tell me!!!!

Answer 1

I have a couple of squirrels who visit my fire escape in the city and chow down on my potted plants, stripping them totally of leaves.

First attempt: cayenne spray (powder + water) -- seemed to be like salad dressing to them. No good.

2nd attempt: garlic chopped up and place on the soil. More salad dressing.

3rd attempt: mothballs. They stink and it's horrible with my window open. But it does work around the leaves close to the ground. HOWEVER the morning glory vines climb the trellis and those upper stems have become a frickin' salad bar!!

And I have since read online that mothballs can leach into the soil and aren't good for the plants either.

Currently I have resorted to a large clear plastic bag over the trellis and that is keeping them away as I search for a solution.

100% Essential Peppermint Oil has been recommended and that will be my next try.

Answer 2

My daughter had a pet rabbit a few years ago that had it's food stolen and was generally bullied by the local squirrels. I always wanted to try this.....

Answer 3

poisin the flowers

Answer 4

Fast way, sprinkle Cayenne pepper all around the perimeter. This will also help prevent wandering cats from using your freshly turned soil as a litterbox.  Then go to salons in your area and ask for hair clippings (it's always washed before it's cut). Sprinkle the hair clippings all around the perimeter of the garden as well. This deters all kinds of critters.

Are you sure it's not rabbits eating your plants? I have never had squirrels eat my flowers.  

If your flowers are just dying and not disappearing, you may have moles eating the roots. Look for mole holes elsewhere in your yard.  Moles are attracted to freshly dug or turned soil as it is easy for them to navigate.

One way to get rid of moles is to take sticks of Juicy Fruit gum, split it in half lengthwise and push the sticks of gum down into mole holes.  They eat it and go away to die. It has to be Juicy Fruit though, something about the smell being like flowers. It is way less costly and gross than traps. Don't believe the underground vibration things, they don't work.

Answer 5

I've had this same exact problem with squirrels eating my bulbs.  

One word.... MOTHBALLS!!

Well, maybe that's two, but I'm telling you, it works like a charm! The squirrels haven't touched my garden since.  You can get mothballs at dollar stores, home and garden stores, pretty much anywhere.  You just have to ask around.

Once you get the mothballs, place two balls beside each flower, and bury it about half and inch or less into the soil.  Squirrels and other small pests HATE the smell of mothballs, and they will stay away from your flowers.  Guaranteed.  

The mothballs will not kill your flowers either, so don't worry about that.  You can pretty much put as much mothballs down as you please.  The only thing that sucks it that they're a little bit stinky... but hey, it works!!

Good luck!