Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs. To deter digging pests, gardeners can use chicken wire, plant more bulbs than ...

Squirrels are a nuisance and frustration for many gardeners when the animals dig up newly planted tulip and crocus bulbs. They are attracted to the freshly dug earth after you plant your bulbs and can ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

One of the most exciting things that gardeners look forward to in spring is the emergence of all those pretty bulbs they so diligently planted in the fall. But planting even a few handfuls of bulbs ...

Of all the different ways to get rid of squirrels, one that isn't as well known is a fungicide called thiram. Commonly used in commercial agriculture, this chemical works by creating a very unpleasant ...

Did you know that your precious flowering bulbs are in high demand from squirrels—but not for the beauty of their spring blooms? Spring-flowering bulbs like tulips, lilies and crocus planted in the ...

If your plan is to plant daffodil bulbs in October for beautiful blooms in spring, you might want to consider how to mitigate potential disruptions. There are a number of reasons why fall-planted ...

It's fall, which means the squirrels are out in force eating up all your bird seeds and pumpkins. Here's how to stop them.