{"id":12310,"date":"2024-11-22T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T10:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/how-to-ward-off-squirrels-eating-bulbs\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T11:06:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:06:33","slug":"how-to-ward-off-squirrels-eating-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/how-to-ward-off-squirrels-eating-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ward off Squirrels eating bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question was asked by <span class=\"hubmaster_faq_author\"><br \/>\n&#8211; <em>C. Bromhead Jones<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"hubmaster_faq_blockquote\"><p>How to prevent squirrels from eating your bulbs?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12311 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Squirrels--300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Squirrels--300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Squirrels--453x300.png 453w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Squirrels-.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"hubmaster_faq_answer\">Hi there,<\/p>\n<p>Squirrels are a nuisance for your bulbs. Here&#8217;s some helpful tips to help prevent Squirrels from eating your bulbs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use netting or chicken wire: <\/strong>Cover your planting zone with chicken wire, hardware cloth, or netting. A planting basket protected by chicken wire and embedded in the soil can also be effective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apply a repellent: <\/strong>Opt for rodent or deer repellents that have strong odours to repel squirrels. Natural alternatives such as vinegar or Irish Spring soap may also work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mulch using gravel: <\/strong>Squirrels often struggle to dig through gravel, making it a viable deterrent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Combine different bulb types:<\/strong> Planting your bulbs alongside others that squirrels find unappealing, or those with a potent aroma that can disguise the scent of the less favoured bulbs, can be beneficial. For instance, the robust scent of crown imperials (Fritillaria imperialis) can effectively mask other odours. <a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/home.php?cat=271\">Fritillaria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"hubmaster_faq_editor\">The Hart Family<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there,\u00a0Squirrels are a nuisance for your bulbs. Here&#8217;s some helpful tips to help.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/how-to-ward-off-squirrels-eating-bulbs\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[232],"class_list":["post-12310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faq","tag-faq"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Squirrels-.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12310"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12314,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12310\/revisions\/12314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}