Chase Chipmunks From Your Garden

How to get rid of those cute little chipmunks out of your flower beds.

When you find a chipmunk hole, just put a good size wad of dog and or cat hair down into the hole. Cover it back over with dirt and leave it alone. Sometimes the chipmunk will dig another hole in the same bed, just repeat the same step again. After a while the little critter will leave for good and not return. I've had the chipmunk get really mad and try and kick the dog hair back out of his hole. I just stuck the hair back into the hole and put a small stone over the hole. He finally got fed up and left for good. But, you may find a chipmunk that is very stubborn and won't leave. Just add a very small amount of hot sauce to the dog hair then stick the hair back into the hole. That has worked very well for me and doesn't hurt the chipmunk.

If you're planting flower bulbs just add dog hair into each whole that you dug for the bulb. Put the bulb on top of the dog hair and then just cover the hole with the dirt. The chipmunks won't bother any of your bulbs. I have thousands of flower bulbs planted, I've added dog hair in each whole(no my dogs aren't bald)and I've never had a chipmunk bother my bulbs. Also, planting daffodils can deter the chipmunks from digging in your flower bed.

I feed my chipmunks and squirrels all year long. People say don't you get more of those furry creatures? No, I have a few squirrels that live up in my trees and when another squirrel trys to come in from another area and horn in on the bounty, the other squirrles chase it away. Infact I have 5 gray squirrles, 2 red squirrles, one black squirrel and hords of chipmunks that come and feed during the day. Being I keep feeding my furry friends they leave my flowers and vegetables alone.

Garlic you say? Yes, you can also put a fresh garlic clove down the chipmunk hole too. The chippies just hate the smell of the garlic and will leave. But, be prepared you may get garlic growing in your garden (great for a vegetable garden). That's one reason I don't use the garlic is because it sprouted every place I put it. When the garlic sprouted in my flower beds it looked like tall weeds growing up. So I stick to the dog hair, it does a good job and doesn't cost me a cent.