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Instead, you should consider twig fencing, netting or even wooden forks to protect your plants. Companion planting can be ...

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Grey squirrels are a significant problem in gardens. Not only do they eat food intended for hungry birds, but they even ...

Few things signal the arrival of fall quite like a pumpkin patch in the garden or a few carved pumpkins displayed on the porch. As much as we love pumpkins for cooking or decorating, squirrels seem to ...

Human disturbance has a significant impact on the behavior and habitat use of urban wildlife; however, in some situations, urban gray squirrels may actually feel safer from predators where our ...

If you live near a walnut tree, there’s no escaping hearing the hard plunking sound of falling nuts this time of year. There’s also no avoiding the dark stains on the streets coming from walnuts ...

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Squirrels are opportunistic rodents that look for the easiest way to consume their next meal and that includes your seeds, bulbs, and plants. Once all the easy-to-access food sources are depleted, ...

The physical barrier is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think of keeping squirrels out of your bird feeder. Ideally, after a barrier is applied, your bird food will be easy to get ...