How can I repel squirrels from my vegetable garden?

Answer by  BrendaG (6111)

One homemade mixture you can bottle and spray requires chopped onion and jalapeno pepper, boiled together. Add 1 tablespoon each of paprika and cayenne pepper, then let simmer for about ten minutes. Cool mixture and strain, then put in spray bottle. You can spray this on garden plants once a week.

Answer by  jsteiny03 (346)

Squirrels can not be "repeled" but they can be deterred. The easiest way to deter squirrels is going to be putting up a fence. Depending on what you are growing in your garden you may not need to repel squirrels. However if you are having asquirrel problem you would cover your garden with a tight mesh net.

Answer by  tschu (417)

Sprinkle black pepper,nutmeg and cinnamon, crushed jalapeno, crushed serrano peppers, or moth balls they don't like the smell. Mix 1/2c castor oil to 3 gallons water and spray the garden.

Answer by  dolly43 (8)

Squirrels cannot handle the heat of peppers. While wearing gloves, finely dice 4-5 cayenne peppers. Mix diced peppers with warm water in a spray bottle. Mist plants with pepper spray.