They quite literally mauled my tomato plant last year and are constant digging stuff up.
KDF401
I planted a small blueberry bush onetime in a large pot and within an hour it was ripped to shreds
LadyKT
r/fatsquirrelhate they make me murderous but i’m a sweetie. hang in there. you can try cayenne in your dirt
MTro-West-406208
Yes, you can and I second it.
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poopknife22
Critter Ridder motion activated sprayer is the only thing that truly works. Blasting them and the raccoons gives me great joy!!
MetaphoricalMouse
the literal worst, get rid of them as much as possible
LonelySwim6501
This might sound sadistic, but start feeding the squirrels, on the ground, in an open area. The hawks will do the rest.
Gamer28222
Im not into that sorta thing sorry
Longjumping_Lab_6739
Vegans take notes. Sometimes animals must die so that you can get your vegetables 😛 😛 😛
No_Razzmatazz80
This is the reason why I keep my strawberry and tomato plants inside all year round even though I could grow them bigger outside… I won’t let the squirrels and rabbits win
When I was a kid I planted 5 baby pine trees and rabbits ate them all. I fell to my knees in anguish.
Dramatic-Hotel-8176
The only creature to cause me more heartache is the gd Squash Vine Borer. Almost made me quit gardening last year
jh937hfiu3hrhv9
Try laying blackberry vines on top of the medium, or poking sticks in standing up a few inches. Works for me.
Vandal_A
Chicken wire does wonders. You can get a cheap roll of it already braided (for making fencing) and just cut an appropriate sized piece and pin it down into the dirt in each area you need to protect. Even works inside containers like in the picture
socalquestioner
The. Worst.
Ride_4urlife
I keep reminding myself that they’re prodigious planters of trees. It reduces my animus a little.
youre_a_wizard_baby
Seriously though, squirrels ate our jack-o-lanterns in October and my seed potatoes last week. Fuck squirrels.
lizzcooper
They are the spawn of Satan.
ReactionAble7945
All I have to say is rat trap, peanut butter.
They taste like dark chicken meat.
Don’t do it this way if you have pets around. And fall is the time to do this. Thin them out so next spring there are less of them.
Mediocre_Audience_61
Sprinkle cayenne, reapply after rain. It works!
External_Emu441
I bribe our squirrels with daily bird seed in the feeder to so they are not interested (so far!) in my lettuce, spinach, carrot seedlings. They have to hang upside down from a tree branch to get the seed, so it takes a lot of their time.
guacamolejones
Yes. If I can say, screw deer.
Longjumping_Bid_7463
I love my squirrel-inator.
TransistorResistee
I second that. I finally got an airgun so I can scare them without a) discharging a firearm; and b) it doesn’t kill or maim them. I thought about paintballs but decided that could hurt them.
Edit: Works on raccoons, too. Probably would work for deer too.
Krickett72
I am covering all my fruits/vegetables with bird netting this year because of this.
Green-Challenge9640
I had terrible experience last year. Small transplants in spring and all my fall seedlings were dug out. This year and to test if it will work, I planted a couple pansies in my front planters. I covered the soil with the bird netting (black plastic netting) and sprayed cayenne pepper. It’s been 4 days, so far no issues. However, doing the same at a larger scale would be time consuming not to mention how difficult it is to cut the netting. I’ll read the comments see if someone has a better idea.
FlyRepresentative313
Get an air rifle and learn to clean small game. Your garden is now bait for delicious meat.
rumblefish73
Biggest pita! Friendly advice from someone who has been there , buy some chicken wire and roll up some little cages to put around them until they establish themselves. Or anything else you may have around the house.
salymander_1
Yes, squirrels are little furry land pirates. They pillage my garden and kill my herbs.
OtherwiseJello2055
Try cayenne pepper powder . I sprinkle a little at the base and over the stem . I reapply after it rains. It only works/ affordable in a small area.
FewerWords
Did someone say squirrel stew?
ElydthiaUaDanann
I ran an experiment in my garden. If I sow clover seed over a portion as an under crop, the squirrels leave it be. Any area where they aren’t, they’ve at least tried to displease me.
Sea-File6546
I am in therapy now because of lasting trauma from Squash Vine Borer.🤦🏾♀️
zback636
I have to put cages over all my pots outside to keep the squirrels from ripping them up. Unfortunately, I can’t put a cage over my yard so it’s full of holes. Of course if my idiot neighbor would stop feeding them peanuts all the time. They wouldn’t have anything to bury.
Strawberry_Spice
I got one of those motion activated owls and it is utterly useless but my kids love it 🤷♀️
MortleyJew
I’m afraid of this for my patio garden. Right now I’m using cayenne pepper on a test grow of lettuce.
Ill-Egg4008
I am also a patio gardener with squirrels problem. Sticking a bunch of sticks into the surface until the plant is big enough to fill the container seemed to help deter them for me. My thought process was to take away the empty space on the surface to make it hard for them to plant their little asses down to dig or eat anything.
Not guaranteed to work universally tho. I think squirrels come in various menacing degrees and the ones in my container garden are easy mode.
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No animal has caused me more stress,
https://preview.redd.it/zmnest4pkmue1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f8ce1ad90af426975f1d5262023841b4952d934
They quite literally mauled my tomato plant last year and are constant digging stuff up.
I planted a small blueberry bush onetime in a large pot and within an hour it was ripped to shreds
r/fatsquirrelhate they make me murderous but i’m a sweetie. hang in there. you can try cayenne in your dirt
Yes, you can and I second it.
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Critter Ridder motion activated sprayer is the only thing that truly works. Blasting them and the raccoons gives me great joy!!
the literal worst, get rid of them as much as possible
This might sound sadistic, but start feeding the squirrels, on the ground, in an open area. The hawks will do the rest.
Im not into that sorta thing sorry
Vegans take notes. Sometimes animals must die so that you can get your vegetables 😛 😛 😛
This is the reason why I keep my strawberry and tomato plants inside all year round even though I could grow them bigger outside… I won’t let the squirrels and rabbits win
When I was a kid I planted 5 baby pine trees and rabbits ate them all. I fell to my knees in anguish.
The only creature to cause me more heartache is the gd Squash Vine Borer. Almost made me quit gardening last year
Try laying blackberry vines on top of the medium, or poking sticks in standing up a few inches. Works for me.
Chicken wire does wonders. You can get a cheap roll of it already braided (for making fencing) and just cut an appropriate sized piece and pin it down into the dirt in each area you need to protect. Even works inside containers like in the picture
The. Worst.
I keep reminding myself that they’re prodigious planters of trees. It reduces my animus a little.
Seriously though, squirrels ate our jack-o-lanterns in October and my seed potatoes last week. Fuck squirrels.
They are the spawn of Satan.
All I have to say is rat trap, peanut butter.
They taste like dark chicken meat.
Don’t do it this way if you have pets around. And fall is the time to do this. Thin them out so next spring there are less of them.
Sprinkle cayenne, reapply after rain. It works!
I bribe our squirrels with daily bird seed in the feeder to so they are not interested (so far!) in my lettuce, spinach, carrot seedlings. They have to hang upside down from a tree branch to get the seed, so it takes a lot of their time.
Yes. If I can say, screw deer.
I love my squirrel-inator.
I second that. I finally got an airgun so I can scare them without a) discharging a firearm; and b) it doesn’t kill or maim them. I thought about paintballs but decided that could hurt them.
Edit: Works on raccoons, too. Probably would work for deer too.
I am covering all my fruits/vegetables with bird netting this year because of this.
I had terrible experience last year. Small transplants in spring and all my fall seedlings were dug out. This year and to test if it will work, I planted a couple pansies in my front planters. I covered the soil with the bird netting (black plastic netting) and sprayed cayenne pepper. It’s been 4 days, so far no issues. However, doing the same at a larger scale would be time consuming not to mention how difficult it is to cut the netting. I’ll read the comments see if someone has a better idea.
Get an air rifle and learn to clean small game. Your garden is now bait for delicious meat.
Biggest pita! Friendly advice from someone who has been there , buy some chicken wire and roll up some little cages to put around them until they establish themselves. Or anything else you may have around the house.
Yes, squirrels are little furry land pirates. They pillage my garden and kill my herbs.
Try cayenne pepper powder . I sprinkle a little at the base and over the stem . I reapply after it rains.
It only works/ affordable in a small area.
Did someone say squirrel stew?
I ran an experiment in my garden. If I sow clover seed over a portion as an under crop, the squirrels leave it be. Any area where they aren’t, they’ve at least tried to displease me.
I am in therapy now because of lasting trauma from Squash Vine Borer.🤦🏾♀️
I have to put cages over all my pots outside to keep the squirrels from ripping them up. Unfortunately, I can’t put a cage over my yard so it’s full of holes. Of course if my idiot neighbor would stop feeding them peanuts all the time. They wouldn’t have anything to bury.
I got one of those motion activated owls and it is utterly useless but my kids love it 🤷♀️
I’m afraid of this for my patio garden. Right now I’m using cayenne pepper on a test grow of lettuce.
I am also a patio gardener with squirrels problem. Sticking a bunch of sticks into the surface until the plant is big enough to fill the container seemed to help deter them for me. My thought process was to take away the empty space on the surface to make it hard for them to plant their little asses down to dig or eat anything.
Not guaranteed to work universally tho. I think squirrels come in various menacing degrees and the ones in my container garden are easy mode.
https://preview.redd.it/uguxoelfmnue1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07e2d6e64def96d7c7541c70286e80edb759e0d7