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eddym Marietta, GA Jan 17, 2010

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question but I looked for another place to post this question ----- CHIPMONKS ------- I'm infested with the cute things but they destroyed my garden last summer--- most 30 ft rows ZERO harvest just pea and bean hulls on the ground under the leaves-- bites out of my tomatos and squash- my trellis and okra were the only things they didn't get to --- any suggestions-- I tried the sticky mouse pads- regular mouse traps under my tomatoes -- Shot-Gun Repell All a pellet that "smells bad to critters" ---- I even put rat poison out in coffee cans with small entrance holes in the plastic tops to keep pets out-- but still just got over-run with them

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Jan 25, 2010

Get a Jack Russel terrier. No critters survive their constant harrassment.

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DonnaMack Elgin, IL(Zone 5a) Jan 25, 2010

Hi. Have you seen this thread? There were various suggestions. Milorganite works for me. I was having all kinds of problems with chipmunks, and this eliminated it completely without my having to kill them.

I get Milorganite in large bags from Ace Hardware for $6.00. It's cheap enough to see if it works for you. You just need a trace.

Donna

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eddym Marietta, GA Feb 14, 2010

Thanks Donna I'll try your suggestion eddy

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Pippi21 Silver Spring, MD(Zone 6b) Mar 06, 2010

How do you use this product? Does it harm the plants?

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DonnaMack Elgin, IL(Zone 5a) Mar 06, 2010

Hello Pippi.

Milorganite is an EPA approved fertilizer made from - yuk - sewage. The EPA approval is important because it's important that the wrong kind of gunk not be in it.

For pots: after I have finished potting up a plant, I sprinkle a trace of Milorganite on top - I would guess a quarter of a teapsoon. When I put new plants in the ground, I use a similar amount. Chipmunks are attracted to freshly turned earth because their insticts tell them that some other creature may have just buried a tasty morsel there. Their senses of smell are far more sensitive than ours, and, well, Milorganite does not smell great. In the quantites I describe, you can't smell it, but if you want to know what a chipmunk experiences, open the bag and take a whiff.

It is also a slow release fertilizer with a low nitrogen count. And what's really nice abiout it is that after you use it once, the digging stops.

Does this make sense?

Donna

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Mar 07, 2010

Milorganite is human waste composted and dried, therefore it works by human odor is manifested with it.

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