Anti-Squirrel Tactic #6

IMG_2185, a photo by Pike-uliar Gardenings on Flickr.

So, I was planting some seeds and thinking about how the squirrels will do their best to mess up the new seeds because they can't resist the siren song of freshly turned over earth. And then it hit me...oh...so you love freshly turned over dirt, eh? Mwa ha ha ha...I'll get you my pretty...here's some nice freshly dug up dirt just looking soooo enticing. And guess what...no seeds are planted there. That's right - decoy dirt. Come and get guys!

Scarecrow

IMG_2146, a photo by Pike-uliar Gardenings on Flickr.

Here's the latest Scarecrow by Contech. I had to bust this out after the rodents went all crazy on our most recent carrot and lettuce seedlings. Now they will know true justice!

I am a Squirrel I'm Going to Eat Your Peas

MVI_2122 a video by Pike-uliar Gardenings on Flickr.

The big squirrel is deterred by the Contech Scarecrow. These things are much cheaper from other sites, by the way.