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Outdoor Life

elleng

(136,043 posts) Wed Mar 31, 2021, 12:46 PM Mar 2021

Outdoors!

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Outdoors! (Original Post) elleng Mar 2021 OP

One of these critters Diamond_Dog Mar 2021 #1

No surprise! elleng Mar 2021 #2

It is a little pricey, but if you have just a small area or a few containers to protect, Atticus Mar 2021 #3

Thanks, had something like that, but something about rose ROOTS, elleng Mar 2021 #4

Diamond_Dog

(34,615 posts)

1. One of these critters

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 12:53 PM

Mar 2021

Ate all the broccoli growing in my garden a few years ago!

elleng

(136,043 posts)

2. No surprise!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 01:03 PM

Mar 2021

My neighbors have kitchen gardens, slightly electrified. (I had roses in large containers, but squirrels did them in so I gave up.)

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

3. It is a little pricey, but if you have just a small area or a few containers to protect,

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 01:34 PM

Mar 2021

you can---seriously---order "predator pee" on line. In either a squeeze bottle or in flakes, real bobcat or coyote urine is available to scare off most pests, from mice to deer. Pets may not like the scent, but it will not harm them.

Hope this was not too "gross".

elleng

(136,043 posts)

4. Thanks, had something like that, but something about rose ROOTS,

Reply to Atticus (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 01:37 PM

Mar 2021

apparently so enticing, I QUIT, just do (mostly) ospreys now.

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