Anyone here have any suggestions.....

ok, so I put down new mulch and planted some new bushes, again. My dog won't stay his big arse out of there....he thinks that nice new cedar mulch mommy puts down is for him, so he goes in with his 140lb self and sleeps, mashing the bushes flat. :banghead::banghead::banghead:

Anyone know of anything that I can spray, shake, or pour that will keep him out, but not harm the plants?

Thanks.

 

a friend of mine use to spray her stuff with something called Apple Bitter you can get it from a pet store its suppose to keep them away from things and its safe for them..

 

There are some herbs you can plant that sorta repel animals. Can't think of what they might be at the moment.

 

Cayenne pepper. It'll keep out dogs, cats, deer and pretty much any animal that you don't want in your garden. It won't harm the plants and humans can't really smell it as well as animals.

 

moth balls?

 

pack his bag and put it on a stick for him and tell him its been fun now get the hell out..:jester::jester: good luck none the less with that.

 

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Moth balls are naphthalene ...

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moth balls and cayenne pepper ?? those sound good....


for the cayenne....just douse the area with is like I am shaking it in a pot chili or mix it with water and spray?

 

the visual of that made me LOL....:lol::lol::lol:

 

I've always just shaken it out. Rain will wash it away, though, so you'll have to reapply after each rain.

 

Back when I had a garden, we used a product called Ropel that were granules that you sprinkle around where you don't want them to go.
We got it at Lowe's.
Worked great to keep my furry babies out of my tomatoes.:lol:

 

I just googled this very idea....and a lot of folks suggest this. Some folks
suggest to use crushed red pepper too, and put in a squirt bottle.....hmmmm, it's definitely worth a shot.....

 

Don't do the moth balls!! It will kill squirrels and small animals that think they are treats...

 

so put one on my bird feeder.... :jester:

 

hog shocker?

 

my crazy little JRT just licked cayenne right up, of course she wanted water afterwards but tried several times and she would lick it up each time:evil:

 

the squirrels aren't coming anywhere near where the dog is....do you know that my dog has caught two squirrels this year.....two? I think that's impressive. He hates squirrels almost as much as I do.

 

OH NO, I hope one of them wasn't PRM! Has he been on lately? :lol:

 

We put up temporary fencing around rose bushes and areas that we freshly mulched. Nothing fancy; we use that green plastic coated wire fence that comes in rolls. Our dogs are small, so we use the 2 foot high type. Just take it down when the dog gets used to the rule of not lying there; it worked for us. I have also put lawn ornaments right on the mulch (gnomes - concrete ones are too heavy to be pushed out of the way) so it is inconvenient for the pets to make beds there. This fence we also used on the property, to keep the dogs from wandering across the creek. A LOT of it, but it does the job, and is not too high to keep the deer from running through the woods. The green color is also a plus, because it blends in with the forest. It is a lot cheaper and easier to install than the wooden fence we built on the sides of the cleared out back yard. Just some suggestions...