Can you spell S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L S-O-U-P?      

I’m so annoyed with those tiny four-legged garden destroyers that I’m about to scream!

They chew up the lawn, they overturn all of my flowers and they constantly toss the dirt out of my flower boxes.  I caught one squirrel mid dirt toss and I sprayed it with the water hose.  The little bugger took off, and I was left with mud all over the deck.

I’ve read that squirrels don’t like pepper, cayenne or bitter substances.  I guess their palate can’t stand the spicy stuff.  I’m not sure if it works, but I pretty much emptied a can of black pepper in two of my flower boxes.  Hopefully I wont go into sneezing fits every time I play with my flowers.

Although squirrels may look cute, they’re really a gardener’s nuisances.  If you’ve had any luck in deterring squirrels from chewing through your garden, please share your remedy.  I’m just about a wits end.

I keep saying that living green isn’t always easy, but it doesn’t have to be this frustrating.