Deter squirrels from eating your vegetables by sprinkling the ground with cayenne pepper.

Tomato cage to keep squirrels out. Once you have your sturdy tomato cage in place, you can use bird netting around the cage to keep squirrels out. Because of its potency, many animals despise the. To make this spray, mix 1/2 cup of cayenne powder with 2 cups of water in a large bowl.

The ripe tomato on the vine has a bite taken out of it. Chicken wire can be fashioned into domes or cages around susceptible plants, either individual. You can also use this recipe to keep squirrels and other pests from devouring your garden.

To prevent squirrels from crawling under or getting inside of the cage, the holes must be no more than 2 inches in diameter, and the cage needs to be temporarily secured in the ground. One of my wife’s friends casually pointed out that if you put aluminum foil around. Add 1 ½ cups of hot water and ½ cup of white vinegar and seal tightly.

Stir until the mixture is completely dissolved. Aug 18, 2011 aug 18, 2011; 5) squirrels are remarkably adept at staying away from objects when you use apple cider vinegar.

Measure the length, width and height of the garden bed area the cage needs to cover. Another way to use your pet to deter squirrels is with their hair. Squirrels can devastate tomato crops, prompting gardeners to take extreme measures.

With huge squirrel bites out of them. While the enclosure needs to keep the squirrels out, we needed a way to get in! Dog hair is a natural repellent against gophers, chipmunks, squirrels, groundhogs, deer, skunks, and rabbits.