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bphillips56 Norman, IN Jun 27, 2009

chipmunks are making an awful mess in our planting bed, digging small holes over the entire area, and spreading the mulch everywhere, any suggestions on what can be done.

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threegardeners North Augusta, ON Jun 27, 2009

Enjoy them!! I welcome Chippers in my gardens.

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DonnaMack Elgin, IL(Zone 5a) Jul 01, 2009

Bphillips, sending you a dmail.

Donna

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Snug_As_Bug_Rug Sterling, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 02, 2009

I have the same problem, however, squirrels can do this too. As a deterrent around my more vunerable plants, I stick some forks around the plant and also place thorny rose bush twigs (the ones that have died off already) horizontally on the soil. This helps. I have had petunias completely dug up (roots and all) due to small critters and it is interesting to note that I also found a small bird feather near the uprooted plant that may indicate that birds are capable of doing this also, especially in hanging baskets.

In any event, I do find these small critters cause less of a problem in comparison to animals that are larger than the squirrels and chipmunks. Snug, :o)

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Jul 09, 2009

Garlic, irish spring soap, mothballs down the holes

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dmwade Litchfield Park , AZ(Zone 9b) Jul 09, 2009

I have the same problem and I have been live trapping them.
They love peanut better. So far I have captured 7 little critters, I used to thing they were cute :-(
I release them about 4 miles away. DOn't know if they are finding their way back or if we just have many.

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bphillips56 Norman, IN Jul 11, 2009

Thanks for your help!

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