Congrats on your gaillardia sprout!! I just WS the burgundy gaillardia seeds last weekend so it'll be awhile before I see green in those containers.
My very large front lawn is blanketed with acorns so the squirrels better do their grocery shopping there before checking out my containers. Do you mean they're getting inside your milk jugs? How?
Good luck and let us know how it goes.

The only thing that's disturbed my plants is my dog. She dragged a 2L of petunia across the back yard. By the time I found it there was not a bit of dirt left in it.

yes they dig in the jugs of those that I've taken the tops off of.
grrr.
They pull up my little babies, all for naught.

The fencing that I lay over them has holes big enough, that if they are really determined they could get those little paws thru.
But I'm hoping they don't figure that out!

This might help with the squirrels...

Southern Squirrel Stew
Submitted by Robert Kitchenmaster.
~ 2 - 3 squirrels
~ salt
~ pepper
~ Adolph's meat tenderizer
~ oil
~ 1 bag frozen mixed vegetables
~ 1 - 18 oz jar Heinz chicken gravy
~ 1 - 2 cans Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits

Heat the oil in a large skillet.

Rub the squirrel with the Adolph's. Season to taste with the salt and pepper.

Add to the skillet and cook on high until browned on all sides. Flip as needed.

Remove the meat and place in a crock pot. Add 1 inch of water and cook on high 3 - 4 hours or until meat starts to fall off the bone.

Remove the meat and allow to cool. Save the water/broth if you want thinner gravy.

Remove the meat from the bones and return to crock pot.

Add the veggies, gravy and broth if desired. Stir together.

Cook on high 1 1/2 hours or until hot.

Serve over buttermilk biscuits.

Enjoy.

HEHEHE!!!
-B