How do I keep wild animals, out of my flower garden?

I don't want to shoot them, or trap them, I heard that moth balls, might keep them out. Any Ideas?


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How do I keep wild animals, out of my flower garden?
Dixie , I am not by no means a Gardener and probally couldn't grow one if life depended on it . However my granny has a bird feeder in her garden and puts Cheyenne Pepper in it to keep out the squirrlies , it won't affect the birds but will run the others off . Trust me if you are offering food for the birds and the other animals have access to the food , they will eat ! ! !
Reply:You didn't mention what kind of animals or what the problem is i.e., trampling or eating. If the problem is eating, then you may try using bloodmeal, I have used this to keep deer, rabbits etc. away from the garden Report It

Reply:anything that makes noise to scare them
Reply:I have heard to spray plants with soapy water.
Reply:first i would try and find out what kind of animal it is....


then i would find out what it hates moth balls are mostly naphtha...and they could damage your garden more than the animals or little children could eat them...or pets...try a scare crow...tinfoil on string blowing in the wind...even wind chimes...you could also try ammonia in an open spill proof container near the base of the garden and spread them out so the create an "odor" wall
Reply:round your garden with sharp metal net.
Reply:3' high Chicken wire fencing with .75" holes works wonders for most everything but mice or voles.
Reply:sprinkle ground cayenne pepper around the plants. It will not harm your plants. It will keep off the crawling bugs too. I have an infestation of ants here. My yard is nothing but sand and a few twigs of grass. So ants are everywhere. To keep them out of my dogs food. I go out every few days and sprinkle cinnimon around the bowl. It doesn't bother my dog but those ants won't cross it. You may have to go out once a week or so and refresh the cayenne pepper by adding more. But you'd have to do pretty much the same with anything you used. This is just real inexpensive since you can get it for $1 for 2 small container at the Dollar General Store.