How to keep rats away from tomato plants. Create a border of herbs in addition to mint most rats and mice are put off by strong herbal scents such as basil echinacea garlic and thyme. Best way to keep rats away dont let them in. How to get rid of rats that are eating my tomatoes.
The most effective method to control a rat infestation and the biggest and the best thing you can do is to seal those rat entry points. One of these includes dispersing cut tomato plant leaves within the house. Remove any other food sources that may be tempting the rats to your tomatoes.
You can also have these planted along entryways or use companion planting techniques to protect other plants such as vegetables considered vulnerable to damage. This serves to expel both rats and mice. It is very important to stake or cage your tomato plant to keep it under control.
Once the rodents smell them they will think your garden has nothing to offer and theyll turn away. If using a cage it should be at least 48 inches tall. To keep away the rodents plant a border of these herbs around the outside of your garden.
This may include dog food bowls or a compost pile nearby. If you plan on allocating many traps make sure that they are placed around 20 feet from each other. Place unset mouse traps around your tomato plants while wearing gloves and leave them alone for several days.
There could be associated sided effects with tomato plant use. After 3 to 4 days bait the traps with a peanut butter and oatmeal mixture and place. Place the cage over the tomato plant.
Space the traps about 20 feet from each other. For the rot water the plants regularly through the dry periods and use a balanced organic tomato fertilizer with a 5 10 10 ratio of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium.
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