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By Xeramtheum | There is nothing more disheartening than checking on your seedlings and pots only to discover that the squirrels have been digging in them. This is my solution to keeping squirrels out of my seedlings and pots in the spring.
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Name: Danita GA (Zone 7b)              Danita Mar 19, 2016 6:19 PM CST |
I do the same thing!  For shorter plants, like seedlings, you can use the web trays that you often get when you buy a flat of annuals. I put the seed trays/seedlings in one, the turn another over the top and twisty tie it on. Truly a life-saver from the marauding squirrels and chipmunks!When you use the trays/baskets directly on the ground, a few landscape fabric pins work well to hold them in place.  |
Name: Marilyn Northern KY (Zone 6a) Laughter is the best medicine!       Marilyn Mar 19, 2016 8:47 PM CST |
| @Xeramtheum In your second pic, how do you keep the upside down basket on (the round green pot) and not coming off? Where in the dollar tree store do you find the baskets? How long, wide and deep are they? How much do they cost? |
Name: Danita GA (Zone 7b) Danita Mar 19, 2016 9:16 PM CST |
| I'm not X, but they are two for a dollar, sold in pairs, in the plastic container section at our store. Our store had clear frosted, and blue frosted. They measure approximately 14" x 11" x 3.5" . |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!         Xeramtheum Mar 19, 2016 10:36 PM CST |
| Danita's right .. and it's just laying on top of the pot. "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein |
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b)       wildflowers Mar 20, 2016 8:07 AM CST |
Thank you for the tip.  I'm always looking for ways to keep my free ranging chickens from getting into my seedlings. This tip will work for them too. May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Mar 20, 2016 8:19 AM CST |
| Danita's tray tip works good too - I also look for wire baskets used for paper at offices at the thrift store and use those as well. "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein |
Name: Marilyn Northern KY (Zone 6a) Laughter is the best medicine! Marilyn Mar 20, 2016 1:55 PM CST |
| @Xeramtheum and @Danita Thanks for your tips!  |
Name: Toni Melvin Sherwood Oregon (Zone 8a)         Toni Mar 20, 2016 5:19 PM CST |
| This is awesome! I would have never thought of that! Year before last I had to put down remay over my corn seeds and sunflowers because the area was so big. For all of my smaller plantings I was at a loss and couldn’t figure out what to do. Thank you! Toni I aspire to be the person my dog thinks I am |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Mar 20, 2016 6:48 PM CST |
| You're welcome! "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein |
Name: Linda SE Houston, Tx. (Hobby) (Zone 9a) "Godspeed, & Good Harvest!"       Gymgirl Mar 21, 2016 11:32 AM CST |
AWESOME tip!  My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden My Cubits: Bucket Gardening! **Beginner Vegetable Growers **Growing Veggies By Zone ** |
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