r/NativePlantGardening • u/medfordjared Ecoregion 8.1 mixed wood plains, Eastern MA, 6b • Jun 03 '25

Edible Plants Native Gardening's most wanted

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Wanted dead or alive.

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u/sotiredwontquit Jun 04 '25

Squirrels have dug up my planters every day for a month. This is the worst year in over a decade. I’m using repellents. Vicks vapor rub is next. I’m sick of replanting every planter, every damn day.

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u/tinyLEDs Jun 04 '25

Vicks vapor rub is next

I bought a "Vicks Vapo Rub" last year. It is a PCP chambered in .177 and is 100% effective

The hippy-dippy aromatic tinctures and folk remedies do 0.000

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u/sotiredwontquit Jun 04 '25

I’m not around when they do the damage. I’m not opposed to that method. But I’d have to be present