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If you think bloodmeal smells nasty to you, imagine how bad it smells to an animal that depends on its nose for a living. If you sprinkle a little around your plants, small rodents (including squirrels) will stay away.

To keep it from wearing away or being washed away when it rains, put a tablespoon or so into each of several margarine bowls, add a little water and a rock (to keep the bowl from blowing over) and distribute them around the garden. The powerful smell will keep most rodents away. It’ll keep you away, too, if you don’t keep the lids so you can cover up the bowls when you’re working in the garden.

Hot pepper wax also works as a good natural animal and insect repellent, and it’s available on our site.

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