Hey guys, I just started potting up my plants and began the hardening off process. However, I put out a tomato plant last week and already had the soil slightly dug up. I'm pretty sure they're squirrels as they've left peanut shells on my deck in the fall. There's nothing else I can think of that would dig up plants in the city on an elevated deck.
Now I plan on rigging something together like a chicken wire/mesh housing to leave my plants under so they can't get in, but for the time being until I can get around to doing that I need some other preventative measure. I've heard that cayenne pepper would work but I'm not sure how to go about doing this. Do I sprinkle it on top of the soil? What happens when I water the plants will I need to re apply? Also, will this affect the plant growth or the roots?
Now I plan on rigging something together like a chicken wire/mesh housing to leave my plants under so they can't get in, but for the time being until I can get around to doing that I need some other preventative measure. I've heard that cayenne pepper would work but I'm not sure how to go about doing this. Do I sprinkle it on top of the soil? What happens when I water the plants will I need to re apply? Also, will this affect the plant growth or the roots?
