Tending to your garden and seeing it thrive is one of the most satisfying things you can witness as a homeowner. However, this also means that you have to deal with pesky little critters every now and then.
Squirrels and chipmunks, as adorable as they are, can do great damage to your garden. They love to dig around and make burrows, destroying your beloved flower beds. Here are some ways you can keep your garden squirrel-free!
Peppermint Oil To The Rescue
Peppermint oil is one of the best ways to keep your garden squirrel-free. This amazing natural repellent has a strong scent that squirrels and chipmunks don’t appreciate!
Soak small pieces of cotton balls in peppermint oil and place them around the plants and flowers you want to protect. It won’t harm them and it will keep your flowers safe!
Crushed Rosemary In Sachets
Believe it or not, squirrels and chipmunks aren’t a big fan of rosemary scent. Its strong scent makes the little critters run away!
Simply make small sachets of crushed rosemary and place the sachets around your garden! Super easy, am I right?
Garlic Repels More Than Just Vampires
Another great and completely natural way to keep squirrels away from your favorite plants is garlic!
You can place garlic cloves all over your garden or mix garlic oil with water and spray it on the outer perimeter of your backyard! It will keep squirrels (and vampires, LOL) far away from you!
Spice Things Up With Cayenne Pepper
Another perfectly natural remedy you have in your kitchen is cayenne pepper. This spicy scent will guarantee to keep chipmunks and squirrels away.
Crush up cayenne pepper flakes into powder and sprinkle it around your garden. However, if you want to keep a particular flower safe then mix the powder with water and spray the leaves!
Citrusy Scents Are Your Best Friend
Anything citrusy is a squirrel’s nightmare. You can spray lemon juice around your garden as a quick and easy way to keep squirrels out.
But if you happen to have citronella oil around, soak up some cotton balls and place them around! Voila, your garden is now squirrel-proofed.
Pine Needles As A Decoration And A Repellent
I always try to find different ways to decorate my flower beds. I used to put colorful rocks at the bottom of my flower beds, but since I learned about pine needles I changed my mind!
Pine has a strong scent even for us humans and it proved to be a great squirrel repellent. Simply sprinkle some pine needles across your flower beds and that’s it. It looks decorated and keeps the little critters away!
The Majestic Lavender Oil
Who doesn’t love the calming scent of lavender? Squirrels! As much as lavender oil is soothing to us, it’s an absolute nightmare for squirrels!
Once again, soak up some cotton balls with this essential oil and watch the squirrels run away from your beloved flowers. It’s as simple as that!