How do you deter squirrels from your flower garden without harming them?

Those big plastic daisies work very well because they make noise. My husband and I had gophers who were eating our 20 rose bushes from underground one by one. After about the 4th bush and drowning, gasoline, and much much much more, someone mentioned the daisies. It worked very well and is humane. (I didn't kill the gophers, my husband did :((()



Anyway, the wind blows them and they make noise. It keeps many small animals away.
How do you deter squirrels from your flower garden without harming them?
You've obviously never met the kind of squirrels that live round here! They'd laugh in the face of a big plastic flower! Report It
Reply:There is a product called Squirrel Away.

I usually use it to keep squirrels out of my birdseed feeders.



How to use Squirrel Away? in your garden:

· Bulbs

After digging a hole for your bulb, and amending the soil, lightly sprinkle Squirrel Away? into the bottom of the hole. Place the bulb, then sprinkle Squirrel Away? over the bulb before covering with the soil. Whether or not you mulch, a light dusting of Squirrel Away? is recommended.

· Planters and Pots

Dust a bit of Squirrel Away? on top of the soil after a new planting or refreshing of the soil. Lightly mix the powder into the soil, then dust again.

· Seedlings

After planting seeds and before germination, lightly dust Squirrel Away? onto the surface of soil. Reapply after rain.

Remember!

You are a mammal, too! Squirrel Away? is a product made from hot peppers. While it is not poisonous or harmful to humans, birds, mammals or our environment in any way, it can temporarily irritate your nose, eyes and skin. Individuals with allergies or respiratory problems should not use this product. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THIS PRODUCT. Be careful not to get product on skin, in eyes or nose and be sure to wash your hands



(Places to find product Walmart,Lowes,Home Depot... If you dont see it ask them if they can order it)



Other options:

Human hair from you salon sprinkled through out the flower bed, Pinwheels, rubbersnakes.
Reply:I would suggest that you put small paper bowls or containers with some household ammonia in them. The squirrels are smart enough not to drink it, and theire sense of smell is keen enough that they won't like it. With time they should learn not to go into your flowers.
Reply:Get a dog that chases squirrels.

We had a sheltie and that's all he did all day, run around the yard and chase squirrels up the trees.

It was so funny.
Reply:A easy way to try is spreading moth balls around

your garden, it works with other pests.
Reply:You can get a couple of plastic owls from any garden center. Owls are natural predators of squirrels. Place the owls where the squirrels would most likely spot them %26amp; they'll avoid your yard at all costs.
Reply:A wooded area, inhabited by squirrel families, adjoins my property. I bought a landscape timber, put it in a FAR corner of my backyard, attached a squirrel feeder to it, and filled it with black-oil sunflower seeds. I have not seen a single squirrel venture into my yard farther than their feeder. The feeder doesn't attract additional squirrels, since the territory was already claimed by the current squirrel family. This is a simple, humane, inexpensive solution--no shotguns, no traps, no chemicals, no dogs.