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- Q.Birds In My Planted Pots - Birds dig and bury seeds and nuts in my planted 18 inch diameter pots. When they continue to do ...
- Q.How To Get Rid Of Chipmunks - We have chipmunk holes all over our yard. I understand they can create a huge network beneath the ground. How ...
- Q.How To Keep Pets Out Of Your Garden? - My pet likes to use my garden for toilet.
- Q.What Are The Dimensions Of The “simple Metal Collar (2 Feet) Around A Tree Trunk” To Keep Squirrels Off The Fruit - I presume "2 feet" is the diameter of the collar. What is the height, recognizing that squirrels can jump 5-6 ...
- Q.How To Keep Cats From Using My Flower Beds For Litter Boxes - I have several flower gardens and several feral cats my plants are dying because of the urine and waste that ...
- Q.Is There Any Plants That Cattle Won’t Eat? - I have a long rock type garden in front of house. However, we have cattle all over the property...is there ...
- Q.Mouse Poison Dangerous For Owls - Hi there, I found your website because I was looking for info about mice in the yard. Your website is ...
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April 2, 2020Q.Birds in my planted pots
Birds dig and bury seeds and nuts in my planted 18 inch diameter pots. When they continue to do this in spring they often kill my plants as they uncover the roots and new growth. Any ideas on how to keep them away.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 2, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Is it birds or squirrels? Here are tips for both.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/protect-containers-from-squirrels.htm
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- Asked by
Earnie Wade on
April 8, 2020
36078Q.How To Get Rid Of Chipmunks
We have chipmunk holes all over our yard. I understand they can create a huge network beneath the ground. How do we rid them in our yard?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 10, 2020
Certified ExpertA.We have just the article for you! This will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/chipmunk-control.htm
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Anonymous on
April 9, 2020Q.How to keep pets out of your garden?
My pet likes to use my garden for toilet.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 11, 2020
Certified ExpertA.You didn't mention what animal your pet is, so these links are for articles about dogs and cats in your garden:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/dog-urine-grass.htm
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rpolsdorfer on
April 12, 2020
7Q.What Are The Dimensions Of The “simple Metal Collar (2 Feet) Around A Tree Trunk” To Keep Squirrels Off The Fruit
I presume "2 feet" is the diameter of the collar. What is the height, recognizing that squirrels can jump 5-6 feet.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 14, 2020
Certified ExpertA.The strip will be 2 feet wide, and as long as it takes to wrap around the trunk. The trick is where you position the collar! This should be placed about 5 or 6 feet from the ground. This is so that the squirrels cannot jump up passed the collar. Though it may make it to the collar, it will be unable to span that 2 foot gap, since their claws will slip on the metal.
If there are other trees nearby that the tree can jump from, you may want to collar them, as well.
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cozad78 on
April 23, 2020
5Q.How To Keep Cats From Using My Flower Beds For Litter Boxes
I have several flower gardens and several feral cats my plants are dying because of the urine and waste that the cats leave behind is there anything I can use in the beds to discourage the cats from my beds
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 24, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Sure! This article will help you with some ideas on how to keep them away:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/cat-repellent.htm
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marekc022 on
April 27, 2020
76574Q.Is There Any Plants That Cattle Won’t Eat?
I have a long rock type garden in front of house. However, we have cattle all over the property...is there anything I can plant that they won't be interested in?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 29, 2020
Certified ExpertA.You may have to protect any sensitive plants by manual means.
Cattle can be quite curious and nibble or eat any plant that they encounter. It is best to keep a fence between any important or dangerous plants to avoid any issues with cattle.
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Roseac15 on
May 4, 2020
91913Q.Mouse Poison Dangerous For Owls
Hi there, I found your website because I was looking for info about mice in the yard. Your website is very helpful. I wanted to see if you might reconsider recommending the mouse poison for dealing with the critters. When birds like owls eat the mice that have ingested the poison it often kills the birds. We have a lot of remarkable birds in our yard like owls and hawks that eat mice and other critters. It would be heartbreaking to inadvertently harm the creatures up the food chain. I’m going to try to figure a place to set traps instead. Thanks for your consideration!
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
May 5, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Generally, predatory birds will not eat animals that are already dead. Mouse poison is very fast acting and there is very little chance that it will have time to become an owl's meal before dying, however, scavenging animals can be a concern.
Still, we must provide a broad range of solutions to fit everyone as to be fair and not leave anyone out. There are many natural traps and deterrents that are recommended as well.
It is up to each individual gardener to find what suits his or her needs, and when used responsibly and correctly, many of these solutions can be carried out with little risk to the environment. The important thing will be to follow ALL instruction VERY CAREFULLY. I can't stress that enough. Using any poison outside of its means can have deadly consequences.
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