luisascatering 11 months, 1 week ago said: Squirrel with fantastic breath on the loose! A damn squirrel ate all my fresh parsley leaves off my plant leaving only the stems!
Does anyone have any advice on how to keep these naughty creatures away from my herbs (humanly). Thanks!
angelinaw 11 months, 1 week ago said: Squirrel While you're at it, tell me how to keep my dogs from eating it as well. They love it!
angelinaw 11 months ago said: Squirrels... How do I keep squirrels away from my tomatoes? They take bites out of them and just leave them there...
luisascatering 11 months ago said: I found this out online "Spray plants being damaged with cayenne pepper or tabasco. Ready to use taste repellents containing capsaicin, the active ingredient in peppers, can be purchased at garden and hardware stores."
I have sprinkled ground habenero on the dirt around the parsley. That little bastard is gonna have some hot feet if he tries to eat my herbs again!
As for the dogs, I have decided I will build a small fence around my herb garden, just like a have to with my vegetable garden.
trigger 11 months ago said: Squirrel with fantastic breath on the loose! I would have suggested the same thing Luisa there also scents of predators that can be applied to what are called darts.
The darts look like cotton balls on a stick. You saturate them with the chemical scent and it is suppose to ward off the pesky critters. I have used these darts along with the habanero spray and so far my parsley have been free of damage ever since I have applied these treatments in my garden.
Another trick I once saw was to berry chicken wire around the plants and cover lightly with mulch. The critters do not like the feeling of the wire this is suppose to work for cats. I have not tried the chicken wire yet!
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luisascatering 11 months, 1 week ago said:
Squirrel with fantastic breath on the loose!
A damn squirrel ate all my fresh parsley leaves off my plant leaving only the stems!
Does anyone have any advice on how to keep these naughty creatures away from my herbs (humanly). Thanks!
angelinaw 11 months, 1 week ago said:
Squirrel
While you're at it, tell me how to keep my dogs from eating it as well. They love it!
angelinaw 11 months ago said:
Squirrels...
How do I keep squirrels away from my tomatoes? They take bites out of them and just leave them there...
luisascatering 11 months ago said:
I found this out online
"Spray plants being damaged with cayenne pepper or tabasco. Ready to use taste repellents containing capsaicin, the active ingredient in peppers, can be purchased at garden and hardware stores."
I have sprinkled ground habenero on the dirt around the parsley. That little bastard is gonna have some hot feet if he tries to eat my herbs again!
angelinaw 11 months ago said:
Online...
Luisa,
I like your thinking!
As for the dogs, I have decided I will build a small fence around my herb garden, just like a have to with my vegetable garden.
trigger 11 months ago said:
Squirrel with fantastic breath on the loose!
I would have suggested the same thing Luisa there also scents of predators that can be applied to what are called darts.
The darts look like cotton balls on a stick. You saturate them with the chemical scent and it is suppose to ward off the pesky critters. I have used these darts along with the habanero spray and so far my parsley have been free of damage ever since I have applied these treatments in my garden.
Another trick I once saw was to berry chicken wire around the plants and cover lightly with mulch. The critters do not like the feeling of the wire this is suppose to work for cats.
I have not tried the chicken wire yet!
trigger 11 months ago said:
Threads
There are many threads dealing with pest, disease and critters below .