What's a REAL way to keep squirrels out of the garden?

Not allowed to kill them - state law. Won't trap them and release them far away; a friend tried that, but gave up after two years, as they seemed to return - and bring "friends" with them. Help!

What's a REAL way to keep squirrels out of the garden?
Wildlife Repellents





Hot Pepper Repellent Recipe


- One chopped yellow onion


- One chopped Jalapeno pepper


- One tablespoon of Cayenne pepper





Boil ingredients for 20 minutes in two quarts of water. Let it cool and then strain it through cheesecloth. You can apply this with a pesticide sprayer or a spray bottle.





This will deter just about any animal from an area where it is applied. The only draw back is that it only lasts for three to five days.











The "Magic" Formula


- 8 oz. of any liquid dish soap


- 8 oz. of Castor Oil


- 1 gallon of water





Mix the Castor Oil and soap well. Be sure that it is mixed thoroughly then add it to one gallon of water and spray the entire area.





This is a simple and safe recipe and is supposed to work very well for many mammals.








"Scarecrow"


This is a motion-activated water "sprinkler." It shoots a 3-second blast of water when motion is sensed. It uses 2 cups of water each time it sprays and has a daylight sensor. It is manufactured by Contech Electronics. Some local area garden and hardware stores carry it.





This works especially well for squirrels, raccoons, deer, etc.
Reply:use dryer sheets on your garden
Reply:impossible to accomplish for squirrels are able to climb right up the side of a building, if the surface is rough...also they are able to leap from a structure to a tree or from tree.to tree; building to building...


i finally made friends with our bushy tailed rodents by talking to them and feeding them shelled peanuts. they tend to eat those rather than bury them. I would not lure them into our home for they can be quite destructive.


We do not kill slugs, snails, rodents, spiders, etc. whether inside or outside. My solution was to forge a harmonious relationship with nature so that we can co-exist in peace
Reply:Go to a hair styling place and ask the if you can have some of the hair off the floor. Then sprinkle the hair everywhere you don't want them. I do this in my garden because I have bunny's that love new dawn rose buds and this really works.
Reply:big 'ol squirrel dawg..
Reply:Move
Reply:I have heard of burying pieces of hair from a hairbrush, in the garden.


Recently though, I used hotsauce and cayenne pepper sprinkled all through the garden and it seems to have worked.
Reply:in what state is it against the law to kill squirrels, I hunt and i have never heard of such a thing, it may be illegal to shoot a firearm but hey theres always slingshots. If it is truly illegal to just kill squirrels let me know so i dont get in trouble while out of town somewhere
Reply:try cats or a jack russell terrrier, that would do it
Reply:We have a Russian Laika (squirrel dog) Her name is Misha. This dog lives to run squirrels. Really! She is a squirrel treeing dog. The squirrels get very frustrated, pack there nuts and leave!
Reply:if you have cats, use their litter box filler around the outside edge of the garden, put up six foot poles and string the entire garden with chicken wire which you burried a foot in the ground . get mountain lion scent from a hunting store. hang bags of peanuts in your neighbors trees. my grandma used to urinate around the garden and put hair clippings around it too. get a greenhouse? buy your veggies.