percolate_yer_hate t1_je0sf2w wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:19 PM

Reply to comment by TheSunflowerSeeds in Maine gardeners- what seeds have you started indoors/sowed outside? by Strange-Particular84

I can’t keep the chipmunks from digging up the seeds long enough to germinate

guethlema t1_je0zjiv wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:05 PM

Cover the seeds with ground cayenne pepper. Squirrels and chipmunks have very sensitive noses. It should piss them off enough to not go for your seeds after a few seconds. You do have to reapply after it rains tho