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