I have been educating myself through here, other sites, magazines, & books on gardening. One of my main interests is attracting butterflies & hummingbirds. I read in a mag. article that if you have bats near by they are also good for your garden as they will eat those night time insects & pests that come to check out your garden. In this article on bats is says that if you plant nectoring flowers that insects go nuts over that the bats will eat them. So, since I want to attract hummingbirds & butterflies who are attracted to nectoring flowers, will the bats eat them, or are they safe since they are daytimers?
Besides flowers, we are also going to do some veggies and fruits. We live near a field, & nature preserves are really close so we get all kinds of creatures. What is a sure way to keep my garden from these guys without hurting them or my garden? I heard that planting veggies with and aluminum can (with both top & bottom taken off) around the roots will do this, is this true? THNX
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Your butterflies will be fine with the bats. Agree with the previous poster about the fence but if you can't afford that, then go get some netting and put it over your crop. If you use a lot and bunch it at the bottom, the rabbits don't like it.
Hair doesn't work or, didn't for me. They have some sprays that work, but they aren't cheap. Look up Liquid Fence. You will have to spray about once a month to keep them away. Not cheap, but works….
Regarding the field creatures, I've heard human hair sprinkled around the plants will keep rabbits and/or deer away. You can get the hair from a barber shop or salon. There are other repellents, too, that you can get from a garden store.
I'm doubtful the cans will keep rabbits or deer away once the plants get big enough.
If you're that close to a preserve and a field, I'd recommend getting a fence; make sure the mesh is small enough so rabbits can't get through, and if you have deer, tall enough. I think it should be six feet tall for deer.