You guys - I am so mad I could spit! The squirrels are in my tomatoes this year. I made my peace about sharing birdseed. I don't mind that. But don't mess with my 'maters! The little boogers are getting in and chewing about 3 bites out of the prettiest, best of my green tomatoes. I have hung plastic rubber snakes on the cages. Not scared of snakes, apparently. I even got so gross as to take "pee cakes" out of the cat box and put them around the raised beds. Who cares? Not the squirrels! I made spray with hot sauce and have been liberally dousing the tomatoes -- to the point that I cannot see or breathe when I'm doing it. The little turds must like their tomatoes spicy. Aaaaarrrrggghhh! I even tried getting something yummy to keep them busy, and put a trail of corn on the cob to sort of lure them away. They like corn WITH their tomatoes. I caught one little guy trying to drag a humongous Cherokee Purple across the yard. I busted out of the door yelling "Put that down right now!!!!!!!"
I noticed that some of the chewed-on tomatoes are healing. Dare I eat one that a rodent has gnawed on? I guess I'd better not.
I called my sister in law who gardens in Michigan. She even bought a BB gun to battle her squirrels. She said at first, they would jump and run. But after a while, they got used to it, must have realized that it just stings and doesn't kill you -- she said now they just jump and stay where they are. If squirrels could flip you off, she said hers would.
Lordie. Any advice???????
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