Today we will see how you can control squirrels or chipmunks, moles or gophers in your garden
These critters can wreak havoc on your garden plants
So we will see how you can control them Chipmunks or Squirrels are one of the most
devastating for your garden They'll eat you strawberries, they'll eat
your vegetables And before you can get them they'll be gone!
So the product that we will be using today is called MoleMax by Bonide.
It's a pretty good company that manufactures garden products
I've got my MoleMax from Amazon Now there are two versions of these stakes
- these MoleMax stakes that are available The one that we have here runs on batteries
It uses 3 C sized batteries And I got the battery version because I was
planning to use them under shade Sometimes like under trees
But if you get a lot of sunlight on the area that you are going to use these
There is also a solar version that runs just on solar power, no batteries
So it might be a better long-term investment
So let's install these batteries As I mentioned it uses 3 C sized batteries
Which go in that way And when you close the top what happens is
These stakes get powered and then they send out some kind of distress signal
Which scares the squirrels or digging creatures away
That's the whole principle on what this works It sends out signals; distress signals
When borrowing creatures are in danger They send out some signs and signals
And this device tries to duplicate those signals So let's set up the other stake as well
And close it What you just heard was a distress signal
And it keeps sending out these signals at regular intervals of time
And this makes sure that it keeps all the squirrels chipmunks gophers away from your
garden And I'm gonna place these stakes about 30
feet away from each other And that would cover the entire side yard
of my garden that I'm planning to protect That's the area where I have all my strawberry
plants and fruit trees And that's where the squirrels like to come
and get them So you got to dig a hole
You got to dig a hole enough so that the black portion of the stake goes in
And the idea of putting the stakes down below the ground is that the signal transmits better
in the lower sections of the ground where the borrowing creatures might be hiding
So once you're done just cover up the sides with soil
And that's pretty much what needs to be done These stakes will keep sending out the distress
signals And hopefully this should keep the squirrels
away So we will be installing the other one about
30 to 35 feet away as I mentioned And the technique is the same just dig a hole
deep enough for the stake to go in And you don't have to dig out the entire soil
As you can see you can just push it in and make sure it is covered till the black portion
So I think its a good organic way to control squirrels or chipmunks
And any other burrowing creatures You're not using any chemicals here it's just
a stake that sends out sounds So it's pretty safe
And as far as I know it doesn't affect any other pets or animals
And I've been using this for a few weeks now And it seems to be doing a good job of keeping
the squirrels away So I hope you like this video
And if you have any suggestions or if you have any better ways to keep squirrels or
chipmunks away Do leave your comment
And before we go let's hear the distress signal once again
And see you again soon in California Gardening