Clay pebbles on top of soil??

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Meatcurtins

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Hi. I’ve got a few girls in 5 gallon buckets outdoors with soil. They are doing great. I was wondering if I could put clay pebbles, like hydraton, on top of the soil to prevent squirrels from burying stuff in in the buckets . Every morning and evening I find myself filling holes they have dug in the soil to bury nuts, or whatever.
thanks.
 
Stuck27

Stuck27

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Definitely. Helps stop the top from drying out. Same idea as putting egg shells with your plants to prevent slugs from killing your stuff. The egg shells are too sharp
 
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Meatcurtins

Member
Thank you! I assumed the clay pebbles might not work. But the chicken wire or hot peppers would work way better. I hear them laughing at me up in the trees while I’m refilling the soil. Ha!
 
Romulanman

Romulanman

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I have this same problem. There must be several families of squirrels that live near me. I use road gravel in plants and trees. It keeps them out but you need about 3-4" coverage. Been using it for years now.
 
EhCndGrower

EhCndGrower

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I have a bad squirrel problem too and my dogs can back me up on that. I upgraded my tent this year and so I cut my old tent up into pieces and fed the plants through a hole and covered with a light bit of soil on top of that. So far, it has been working out great for me, and I would of kept the old tent if my poles didn’t rust and break on me.
 
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