How can I grow an organic vegetable garden in a town with tons of squirrels and rabbits affordably?
I learned just a few days ago, you can take a old bucket and punch about a 1 or so inch hole in the bottom and plant a tomato plant, or cucumbers or strawberries, in the bottom upside down sticking out the hole. Then you fill the top with dirt and water it like you water your hanging plants. Fertilize it with manure in the bucket, and keep it in a sunny spot. My friend who is about 80 yrs old told me this really works. You have to hang it somewhere like over a rafter on the porch or off the over hang of your house. She says the horse poop keeps the soil moist. I have never done it, but heard thru my many questions here, that it works. The tomatoes and cucumbers and strawberries hang off the vines and bring harvest. Maybe you could try that. Good luck. I need to add, squirrels can be pretty crafty, so you have to put it somewhere they cant crawl down the rope to get to the goods. I feed the squirrels in my yard with field corn on the cob and they stay out of the garden. Of course, I liv
Given those limitations I would say the best chance to get something would be to plant in containers. Perhaps you could use some of the old methods like putting human hair in surrounding areas or some of the bad smelling things you can purchase. Some of those only last a short time or you have to renew them regularly but you might get a little out of your garden. One option you might could try is an electric wire run around your garden area. Don’t know if that classifies as a wire surrounding or not. I used to run a wire about 6 inches from the ground to help deter critters. That might be workable in your situation.
