tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post6027881330969225879..comments2023-09-20T11:00:37.211-05:00Comments on The Phytophactor: Dear SquirrelsThe Phytophactorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-64479108146624753482012-10-01T20:48:44.545-05:002012-10-01T20:48:44.545-05:00LOL! The squirrels dug up my mom's gardens ove...LOL! The squirrels dug up my mom's gardens over the summer, and she got so mad, she threw away my dad's bird feeder because she said it was attracting the squirrels! It is definitely weird how they pull things up, and just leave them laying there, as if to taunt you! Angel The Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158672957404194956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-54719710789055911732012-10-01T19:40:31.546-05:002012-10-01T19:40:31.546-05:00There's stuff you can pick up at Walmart, it&#...There's stuff you can pick up at Walmart, it's called "Critter Ridder" and comes in little granules. To squirrels (and other pesky critters, but not people) it smells like rotten eggs and hot peppers. Very effective at discouraging them from digging and making them look elsewhere for food. <br /><br />In this case I don't think they are looking for food so much as burying it--I had problems with squirrels digging in my flowerbox last year (no plants in it, just dirt) Next spring I had little oak trees sprouting in my flowerbox where they'd forgotten the acorns... <br /><br />Good luck!<br />ScratchKraneiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04098753589894602353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-7673224649814941002012-10-01T17:08:59.353-05:002012-10-01T17:08:59.353-05:00My daughter has resorted to a rock mulch for her p...My daughter has resorted to a rock mulch for her patio plants while her neighbor has a fork inserted tine-side up in his potted tomato. I have used pine cones to deter cats but that might not work with squirrels.Dianenoreply@blogger.com