Plants that repel groundhogs?
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Raccoon Repellent Plants?
Comments (10)There was a PBS Nature feature on urban raccoons - fascinating. These creatures need no woody or natural situation. They are very easily and happily adapted to even very heavily populated urban environments, living in attics, garages, storage sheds or nesting in hollow parts of trees. As far as moving on when there is "nothing to attract them" - that is just wishful thinking. These guys are scavengers - garbage cans, dumpsters, vegetable gardens, pet food bowls left outside - these form a never ending, all-you-can-eat banquet. Normal fences will not even slow them down - they can travel vertically just as easily as they travel laterally. And there are no real repellants I have ever heard of that work. Electrifying a fence or wire or completely covering the pond is really your only viable solution. Even predators are not entirely effective. Raccoons will avoid dogs if not cornered but if cornered, they are vicious fighters and spread serious diseases if not inflicting fatal wounds. As for cats......it is not usual to see 'coons and cast sharing the same food dish :-) Here is a link that might be useful: PBS - 'Raccoon Nation'...See MoreScented Herbs/Plants that ACTUALLY do repel bugs, rodents, etc.
Comments (1)I'm pretty sure it's the extracted and concentrated oils that repel things in most cases. For example, citronella oil is proven to repel mosquitoes. But that doesn't necessarily mean that actual plants of lemongrass have any effect. You'd have to be constantly bruising the leaves to get the oils released into the air, and it's probably not going to hang around in sufficient concentrations to overpower the insects' needs. There are some survival videos on YouTube of guys sitting in swarms of mosquitoes, rubbing mugwort leaves onto their skin. It does work for a bit: they don't land on the skin, but they still hang around it, checking it out, and then they start biting again after a few minutes. Nematodes might be different though; I don't know. What are pink elephants? All Google gave me were some cute pictures of coloured elephants....See MoreIs there a pest "repellant" for plants?
Comments (4)I use "Surround WP", a kaolin clay product that discourages (in my experience) many different kinds of pests from feeding and laying eggs. I first started using it several years ago to discourage Japanese beetles during an especially bad year but soon realized that I didn't have a fraction of the usual culprits common to vegetable gardens. Another big benefit is that the coating prevents sun scald and heat stress. It's commonly used in orchards and farms to protect tree fruits and tomatoes from the summer sun and heat, thus increasing the quality and yield of the crops. It's recommended for use in organic gardening, at home and for the commercial growers....See MoreShade plants to repel flies
Comments (5)Is this a new problem, or does it happen every year. Can you move the bins somewhere else for a few days to pinpoint if the bins are the problem -- I'm thinking maybe there is something on your plant that is attracting flies -- ants and honeydew or something like that....See Morelisanti07028
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