STOP SQUIRRELS from Destroying Your GARDEN!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad you liked it. You have to admit they are smart. Take care and happy gardening.

[@jonaspeoples6931]

How could i not like it hahahaha. Keep em coming!!!!!

[@whooshr5588]

Omg…I literally laughed out loud when that flying dancer popped up on the screen…bravo! You’ve outdone yourself, with this video and with your solution…perfect! Thanks for the fine entertainment you’ve provided. You seriously deserve some kind of award for your video recording/editing skills! I hope this solution continues to work - keep us posted!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much! So far, that thing really is working. It just popped in my head that time. I'm sure they've got Squirrel Team 6 working overtime on a solution.

[@aks20002]

I am also a backyard gardener haunted and traumatized by ground squirrels here in bay area, ca. I really liked your idea of dancing men to scare them away and will it try soon. I am concerned though that after some time, squirrels will learn to ignore this threat and hence , thought of an idea to improve upon your solution. I intend to use a cheap motion sensor , mounted on the tree trunk , to generate a signal to turn on power for inflatable dancing men for 5-10 minutes upon detecting some motion. I have a Wyze monitoring camera system ( which comes very cheap ) and adding a motion sensor to it and a trigger switch for 120v should suffice to achieve my object at very low cost. The system can be moved from one tree to next depending on the ripening time of the fruit.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

I like your idea. Although very effective for the two months it was on continuously, I thought they might eventually get used to it. Was thinking of adding motion activation next season too just to mix things up. Glad you liked the video. Take care and let me know how it works for you.

[@jacquelinebourque8041]

Here's the recipe: Flour, sugar and BAKING SODA. MIX AND PUT IN PLASTIC CONTAINER. Ask me if it works? 😅

[@victoriator8863]

What an ordeal! Luckily you kept your sense of humor. We also have squirrels and your experience will become handy.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Indeed. Sometimes you just have to laugh at things. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Take care.

[@margaretmarshall3645]

Awesome video. And I’ve gotten not one peach yet from my good sized peach tree, and my young plum tree may not survive at all after the squirrels ate so many shoots and broke off nearly every branch. Maybe I’ll try this next year. Subscribed!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked the video. It certainly looks odd out in your yard. But, it worked. This was the first time in 12 years that I was able to harvest peaches from my tree. Take care.

[@calmkate8]

lol appreciate the sequel and looking forward to a final, and hopefully successful, episode of this highly scientific experiment! Go Squirrel man

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you enjoyed it. So far it's working. "Squirrel Man" I like it!

[@suwyandot330]

You made me laugh. You spent so much time, energy and creative thought, if I ever get. a fruit tree in the backyard, I will know what to do.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you for the kind words. So glad you enjoyed it. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@desertwife]

In the desert here, (California), we have lots of ground squirrels. Oh my gosh, we have everything in the garden behind wire and wrapped in tulle! They are so smart and I love them and am always trying to outsmart them. "you have to be smarter than what you're working with" , is something I've always heard. I'm dumber than a squirrel I guess. LOL I love your videos. Thank you! I may buy some of these air critters, good thing we're not in an HOA! LOL

[@TheHowDoGardener]

I'm glad you like my videos. Those squirrels are pretty smart aren't they. Take care.

[@jacquelinebourque8041]

Write me and Ill give you EASY POWDER RECIPE THAT WORKS 😊

[@krozzbow3925]

With your first squirrel video lingering in my head this sequel is hysterical. Wonder what despair your dad had with these garden demons. Looking forward to saga.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you liked it. I'd sure hate to have one get in the house. There'll be more videos to come. The saga continues.

[@jacquelinejensen6716]

Excellent video, had me laughing out loud! So entertaining and educational!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@MicheleYoung-w5s]

Hysterical 😅😅! I was harassed by squirrels 8n my garden for twenty years until I got the ultimate Squirrel hunter....a mini dachshund!! She's the best 😊

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you liked it. I've had several other viewers also tell me that dachshunds are excellent squirrel hunters. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@cathyp92]

LOL! I knew it! As soon as you asked what was big, scary, loud, with erratic movement, I said, the inflatable dancing man. Then you unboxed one!! 😆 I'm glad it's working. I can tell you, there's a family of feral cats that I feed, and about 10 other neighborhood cats that run around here (that I don't feed), and they just sit and watch the squirrels. Nobody ever even tries to catch one. They catch birds and bats though. The squirrels must run the neighborhood mafia.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

That's great that you guessed it! It really is working too. I just harvested another bushell of peaches this morning. A nice peach pie sounds good.

[@jalapenopapper]

🤣😆 OMG I was not expecting that. I am laugh crying so hard. 😂

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you found it and liked it. I had just sent you a link to it in your other comment. Take care.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

And, the darn thing worked too. First time in 12 years I got peaches instead of the squirrels. Made some nice peach pies.

[@lindachubbs1790]

Very entertaining! Well directed!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Take care.

[@1TalldrinkH2O]

That was very well done thank you! This year I had a nest of little red squirrels in the barn. I picked up the nest and put it outside and waited for a hot day that chased them out of the barn and fixed the whole they came through. The peach tree with be my next big problem. Thank you for the idea.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@traildriving]

Love it! Can’t wait for the results video!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you liked it. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@kated3165]

We did not eat a single ball zucchini last year. They kept "mysteriously" vanishing at a squirrel-perfect size... Thankfully the plum tree produced so plentifully that we had an amazing harvest despite the squirrels and raccoons feasting day and night. One cheeky little chipmunk even dug a new entrance to his burrow right underneath the plum tree. The 5 neighborhood cats, who actively hunted him all summer, all failed to catch him or even convince him to move... so mad respect for the bold and clever little guy!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Those little critters are very tricky and frustrating aren't they. Keep up the good fight and take care.

[@Gothbrooks420]

Fantastic video.. squirrels are my nemesis here in the PNW.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! So glad you liked it. Squirrels are the worst.

[@LuvBritTV]

Thank you for the heads up on this latest video, you are a genius! I don't grow any fruit here, too cold in my neck of the woods in Canada, no peach trees for me though I've thought of blueberries... but not seriously. I think you may have a winner there, they could get used to it, but I think the sheer erratic movement and size possibly colour, are the perfect combination! I will tuck that into my memory banks, but I have no outdoor plug at the moment. Do they come in battery or solar? Right now I have my raised bed going as I said in the last video, and got hoops and put that veggie white covering over the seedlings, it seems to have worked. No messing at all from squirrels or chipmunks. Now this could be because the veggies are still small and the bed is waist high, but there's a handy fence and shed nearby for jumping points? So I am not sure how it'll go when I take off the cover. I will set up my Orbit motion sprinkler jet pointed their way if there's a hint of a problem. I also plant marigolds and geraniums nearby as they don't like the smell apparently, and tea tree oil too. Glad you're getting to enjoy the "fruits" of your labours literally! I think your videos are fantastic, you must spend a lot of time editing, and your dry sense of humour is a hit with me as I'm originally British and we have that in our DNA I think! Your garden is lovely too btw. I recently just had to clean out my garden shed, disgusting mouse nest filled with foul smelling urine in one of my garden pots ... truly cringe-worthy! 😤Now I read they don't like peppermint smell, so I'm putting cotton balls in the corners soaked in peppermint essential oil. Plus I cleaned it all with a bleach solution, so I'm hoping something works!? Which reminds me, I bought fox urine pellets to ward off chipmunks etc, doesn't work. I also had squirrels chew through wiring under my car hood when I was at work, on the way home in a rainstorm my wipers quit working! Another time my headlights went out! The mechanic told me there was half a bagel stuffed down the side of my engine! I blame Doug the guy I worked with who used to feed the "rats with good PR" in the area where I parked my car! p.s. I subscribed!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoy my videos. So far that thing is really working. I picked another bushell of peaches this morning. I'm not sure if they make one with solar or battery. Thank you for subscribing. Take care.

[@pattidriscoll9407]

I'm not someone who laughs while watching a comedy. But you sir have me in stitches from beginning to end. I love your solution, however I'm a lottle afraid of those blow-up dancing thingys, plus I'd have to have a small army of them. Not to mention the unkind letters I'd receive fron our HOA. Thank you for being a ray of sunshine in this bizzaro world in which we're living.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Sometimes this world does seem bizzaro doesn't it. Don't let it all get to you. Take care!

[@garlicgirl3149]

I CAN"T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL🤣🤣🤣 Oh, and your dad was the best!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! So glad you liked it. I left out the part where the squirrel ran out of the bathroom and got up inside a recliner in the bedroom. They had to drag the chair outside before the squirrel finally ran out. Take care.

[@garlicgirl3149]

@@TheHowDoGardener OMG!

[@TroyQwert]

You're hilarious, chief! I saw one today by a restaurant. It may work. 😊

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you. So far it really has been working. Just picked a bushell of peaches this morning. I'm sure they've got Squirrel Team 6 working on a solution though. Take care.

[@crystalnava2300]

😂 love this video. Thanks for the tips. I'm trying rocks in my pots with flowers. Ever considered writing a book? Good luck with them squirrels 😃

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you. So glad you liked the video. I sometimes think about writing a book some day. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@bellabestia348]

You got me 😂🤣 OMG 😆 Nice video, I will buy an inflatable Dancer 😅 so the chipmunks can’t eat my plants roots anymore and squirrels don’t chew on my car cables. 👍🏼

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Kind of goofy, but It really works. Glad you liked the video. Take care.

[@danfarnsworth5368]

It's a great idea, but how noisy is the animated dancer? I'd need a bunch of them so if they are loud it might not work for me. My method, besides cages around smaller trees, is to put cylindrical sleeves(made of 1/4" hardware cloth) over clusters of fruit, or even individual fruit. This absolutely works, but can be a pain to install and remove without breaking small branches. And all my vegetable gardens are inside cages of some sort, and I even have a blueberry cage that holds 10 plants in containers. I also have two plum trees inside an electrified fence and that works for the squirrels but not birds.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

It's pretty loud. Right outside a window you can hear it some indoors. I've had it running 24/7 and you do kind of get used to the sound. I also have caged my entire garden, small potted citrus trees, and potted blueberries. I'm trying out some braided stainless steel bags you can zip tie over fruit. I'll be using this thing under larger fruit trees that have too many fruit to individually cover.

[@nickwing6194]

Can you do videos on your watering routine, fertilizer routine? Can you do a tour of your garden and greenhouse etc

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Those are all great ideas. I'll add them to my video to do list before the growing season is over. Thanks.

[@TinaWiddick-v1v]

I also see you’re an Internet, digital editor, huh 😉👌 your great work shows 🎉 Amazing !! I swear the way you edit it. The squirrels in the military is exactly what I’m dealing with and ironic thing is I have a cat and the neighbors in my backyard. Feed the squirrels and I’m over here doing the same thing as you trying this remedy and remedy and remedy and remedy. Well, hopefully this video will help me in the squirrel war. 🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️🚫

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Don't give up the fight. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@TinaWiddick-v1v]

@@TheHowDoGardener I’m a new business owner looking for a digital editor for my company. Anyone u could recommend? 😁

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Besides my channel, I also do a little editing for other businesses. Tell me more about your business and what you're planning to do as far as video

[@TinaWiddick-v1v]

@@TheHowDoGardener I was just thinking of a video for a commercial for house, cleaning and caregiving.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Would you be recording the video yourself?

[@yesitsamessgarden]

If only I had seen this when it 1st posted, I might still have persimmons and figs. The squirrels are relentless 😖 Thanks for sharing 💜👍

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad to help. Don't feel bad. It took me 12 years of squirrels eating ALL my peaches before I came up with this. Take care.

[@needledodger6270]

What an awesome story. I detest squirrels ever since they got into my Mum and Dads attic and chewed the wiring which started the fire that burned their beautiful log house down. They escaped, unharmed and the insurance covered their losses…sorta.😢

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Wow! Sorry to hear about your parent's log house. Glad they're safe. I do not like squirrels either. Thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked the video. Take care.

[@TinaWiddick-v1v]

I laughed. This was amazing. This is exactly what I’m going through. They keep getting into my broccoli. I put it up and they chew at the bottom of the stalks. so today I’m gonna get that defense. Wish me luck.😆😂👍🐿️🚫🚫🚫

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you enjoyed it. Those squirrels are a pain aren't they. Let me know how it goes for you. Take care!

[@arydant]

Was was just out in the yard yesterday and snapped some images of the flowering brambles that appeared this year. They look just like yours - PlantID says they are Rubus Argutus - Sawtoothed Blackberry. Our rascals tend to be the Chipmunks.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Sounds right. Just don't end up face down in them. I really was. I would not recommend it. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@hongmeilu715]

So fun to watch! Love it! Thank you and let us hope that human will win the war with squirrels in near future.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you liked it. Humans have indeed won, with a little help from the big red thing. I just put a fresh peach pie in the oven.

[@sharperone8237]

Oh my goodness that was hilarious 😂😂😂...!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

So glad you enjoyed it! Take care

[@leopardwoman38]

The red balloon man I have not tried! I will look into this! I have definitely tried probably everything else. This year, my garden is a wild animal, all you can eat buffet. Me=nearly zero; Wild Animals=nearly everything.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Given a chance, the wild animals don't like to share with us do they. Don't give up.

[@leopardwoman38]

@@TheHowDoGardener Usually it is not that much of a problem as I grow extra in case the critters eat some. This is the first year that I have had such a bad problem. I think that due to our very wet winter, it made it easier for the animals to survive. I don’t give up. I have been a gardener for more than 60 years. Worst comes to worst, I can grow some of the smaller items inside. Thanks again!

[@nickwing6194]

Can you include your flower gardens and fruit trees in a video tour

[@TheHowDoGardener]

I'll plan on it. For the time being, here a few videos I did showing some of the flowers I grow in my yard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHTQq2yjr5yNq5Ysi=WVTAjYyocBHGdaTm kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZjHY51uZZqVftksi=u4NatVHnB6hK6uuH kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX7He4WqabSihKssi=craKZI_WoM1rqQnb

[@leopardwoman38]

Loved your video! My comment disappeared just after posting it. Hmm YT. I have tried probably everything, but have not tried the red balloon man. Will look into this. The critters in my area have eaten just about everything!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Hmm... YT hijinks. Glad you liked the videos. Your one from earlier this morning is still there under my other squirrel video. "...I, too, have squirrels. also have rats, mice, rabbits, opossums, raccoons, Bob cats, and birds devouring my garden. I have tried everything...". Thanks for sharing. Take care.

[@leopardwoman38]

@@TheHowDoGardener Thank you! Your video made me laugh out loud many times. I’m glad that I am not the only one with critter problems. Take care! I look forward to your future videos! They are great! All the best! 😀💕👍👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌸🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

[@TheHowDoGardener]

@leopardwoman38 Thanks again. Happy critter free gardening.

[@jonaspeoples6931]

Oh my god. Ur a fu#$ing genius!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. You just have to laugh at things sometimes.

[@judysmith9263]

You are hilarious!!!!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! Sometimes you just have to laugh at things. Take care.

[@Farmergirl7]

I love your videos, I want one, I really want one. I got squirrels they chew leaves and flowers off the chestnut tree.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you like my videos. So far, that stupid thing really works. I just havested another big bushel of peaches this morning. I'm thinking a nice peach pie.

[@jocelynbrockway3089]

You made me laugh! Thank you for the videos. This is the second one of yours I watched. I heard that barn owls are very good squirrel and rat predators. How about building a nest to invite them to stay?

[@TheHowDoGardener]

So glad you enjoyed the video. There's a pair of owls that must live nearby, but I've yet to see them catch a squirrel. One can only hope. Thanks for watching and take care.

[@jocelynbrockway3089]

They say that barn owls are the best for squirrels and rats; and their population is decreasing in some areas in the US. It might help with the ecosystem and infestation if we have more. Btw, how's the peach tree harvest been? Has your red man proven to be the lasting efficient solution?

[@TheHowDoGardener]

@jocelynbrockway3089 I'm ready to declare the dancing red guy a winner. Was able to harvest peaches for the first time in 12 years. Made several really good peach pies. The squirrels may figure it out next year, but it really worked this year. Thanks for asking.

[@TW-gb6mh]

I wonder if that would work to deter Mr Racoon. He did a ton of damage, and as soon as I would fill in the holes and replant he would attack again. Finally caught him on the critter cram i put up. I put all my plants in jail and I still had massive holes. Then the critter cam showed he had brought Mrs. Racoon to help him! Grrr...

[@TheHowDoGardener]

It seems to work on the racoons for me. They're no longer in the peach tree, now they keep getting into my garbage can. It's always something. Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@mikereed1972]

Yes but the cost of running that blowy thing would out weigh the cost of deterring the squirrels. So the electric used and its cost throughout the summer you could buy all the peaches you ever wanted.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

If you already have a fruit tree, or vegetable garden, that the squirrels are destroying then the "just buy it at the store" boat has already sailed. If you already have a car, rather than riding the bus, then you will insure it, maintain it, and protect it. Comme ci, comme ça.

[@JonnyIndica]

Great vid. Rodents get thirsty in the summer. A birdbath may solve your peach problem....

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. Birdbath...interesting. Take care

[@scarybarry224]

Great video, I haven't that hard in a good minute!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. Sometimes you just have to laugh. Take care.

[@austinj3881]

It’s rare to find a squirrel in my yard, when a new one shows up, it doesn’t stay long. ☠

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Hopefully they stay that way. Take care

[@IAMGiftbearer]

Ineresting! I might give that a try!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

It works. I just picked another bushell of peaches this morning.

[@Ockhamcool]

I am your brother in arms. (hint hint). But if not that, I recommend an electric fence - and not some namby-pamby .01 joule junk, either. I built my own. I use Ardunio controllers and high voltage high performance automotive coils. Nothing provides quite the satisfaction as seeing the squirrels jump in shock (no pun intended) as they traverse a path they once thought safe. They learn quickly, too. 1 day of electrified fence tops is all it took. They REFUSE to traverse a fence that was their regular path for 20 years. Look, these "little angels" (er...demons) cause pain. Pain when you pay for their incessant damages. Pain when you watch them starve from overpopulation, and of course pain when they destroy your garden, your brake lines, your roof, etc. Pain for you, pain for your wife, pain for your friends who would otherwise enjoy the pomegranates and figs. The bottom line is harsh, yet undeniable...they only understand pain. It is that simple. You need not kill them, but treaties and bargains are impossible. They must FEAR coming into your garden MORE than the CRAVE the forbidden fruit. Electric Fence. Legal, safe, 24/7 passive protection. A day's work, maybe 2. Around $100 bucks and you're ready to go. :) Cheers my brother! Keep fighting the good fight, and remember the key word; PAIN 🤣

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Never give up; never surrender! Fight on!

[@debbiealleva5959]

Your the best!

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! Take care.

[@jacquelinebourque8041]

An EASY RECIPE that works: Flour Sugar and BAKING SODA. BAM. 😊

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thanks for sharing. Take care.

[@Ritemon]

I've conquered the squirrels, for now. My neighbors cat pooping in my garden, not so much. I'm buying coyote pee as a deterrent! Never thought I'd actually pay for pee! Now, the birds are eating the leaves and immature fruit of my honeydew melon!! Gotta laugh to keep from crying😢😅😂

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Sounds like the whole animal kingdom is coming for your garden. Don't let it get to you. Take care.

[@debrajones156]

I'm already digging trenchs as a woman behind my house for drains. If I do this, I'm sure my neighbors will be shaking their heads.😅😅😅😅

[@TheHowDoGardener]

It works. But, you're right. Your neighbors will probably start to worry about you. Take care.

[@davidmunoz6844]

Genius.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

[@danthesquirrel]

You know we can see in your window when you use your computer and login to order things online. You bought the scary red thing at the same place that sells those premium fruit and nut gift baskets delivered right to the front door? If we can get into your attic we can get into your computer room. Game on.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

TO: Mr. D. T. Squirrel Sir. As The How Do Gardener's legal representation for all matters squirrel related. And, given the lack of available recourse within the tree rodent judiciary system in regards to your blatant threats. I feel it incumbent upon myself to have my associate, Vincenzo "Vinny" Pinemarten pay you a visit to perhaps discuss this matter further. Sincerely, J. Farthington Honeybadger, Esq. The Law Offices of Boggis, Bunce and Bean

[@traildriving]

@@TheHowDoGardener hahahahaha

[@debbiemiller8018]

Feral cat guaranteed gone😅

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Haven't seen him in a while

[@TennTom_Times]

Now THAT'S funny.

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you liked it. Take care.

[@Violinna]

🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it.

[@scottfraser706]

This is Turley the only epic summer movie I'll watch

[@TheHowDoGardener]

It ain't Star Wars, but I had fun making it. Glad you liked it. Take care.

[@msworkinitout]

😂😂😂😂 priceless

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you liked it. Take care.

[@prajaktajoshi6280]

😂

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Glad you liked it.

[@prajaktajoshi6280]

new sub🎉

[@TheHowDoGardener]

Thank you! Should have some new videos coming out starting in January.