Keeping pest away


Urine - some animals fear the smell. Try cutting small holes in a bottle and place a cloth or something absorbant in it. Than piss in it, cap it and hang in a tree around the height of your plant. Predator urine such as fox urine is probabily better than your own and can be picked up at hunting shops.

Hair - Same effect as urine. Hair leaves your dna behind as does piss. Try using your neighbors dogs hair lol.

Fence - Place a small barrier around your plot. Use chicken wire or something similar Such as harware cloth, (it has smaller holes therefore keeping out smaller rodents.)

Soap - I've heard some bar soap repels animals such as deer. The soap I believe is Irish Spring. Graded up (cheese grader) Around your plot.

Your soil - In my experience....moles, mice, and other small rodents like to dig up loose soil in hopes to find a freshly buried treasure. Try compacting your soil a bit more. Also having them in pots helps as these little bastards cant climb up the pot to get the soil.

I use moth balls and A cayene peper mix wich includes cayene powder, cayene pepers,onions and dish soap. This works extremely well for deer and rabbits.

Use copper wire or tape to keep slugs away. There's a product called Liquid Fence that works very well also. It comes in a spray bottle and you just spray it around the site. I've also heard of pepper mixes that work well.

If you have a dog bring it out to run around your grow area. To a prey animal it'll be the same as having a coyote or wolf around. Fences are great but may not always be very stealthy. You should be able to get green wire at a Home Depot or Menards.

If you use containers, I'd recommend getting some camo burlap cloth from an outdoor sporting good store.

I've tried using my urine before but it didn't work very well. I kept it in the fridge for a few day but I don't think that should have affected it. Humans aren't really a "natural" predator of anything in the wild you see. I use the word natural very strictly though, because god knows humans are unnatural predators on everything on earth.

Oh yeah, Keep in mind what you're amending your dirt with. Most anything that is animal based, bone and blood meal, will attract animals at first. It's a good idea to get your holes dug early so animals are acclimated to the news odors. Also the smells fade over time. I've found it best just not to use any bone or blood meal, you can get just as good of fert by using fossilized guano.

I'm sure I've got more so I'll be back later.