HOW TO PROTECT CORN

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Being located in NYC, we know a few things about protecting our garden from rats. I wanted to share all our methods because every garden is different in size, location and what you personally are ok with.

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There’s traps, fencing, cages, water bottles, socks, spray – and so much more! Here are 10 ways that might help you!

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1. Socks. Put a sock on them.

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2. Plastic Bottles. Save water bottles and put a water bottle on each ear of corn.

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3. Cage. This is a great method but it’s both timely and more on the expensive side.

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4. Spray. Get rodent repellent spray and spray it on the ground surrounding the corn.

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5. Cat. Probably one of our favorite ways to keep rats out, befriend a neighborhood cat (or even better – cats).

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6. Traps. Whatever your feeling about rats, traps work. Set traps up near the corn and you will be surprised with the results every morning.

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Visit my blog to get the rest of my top 10 tips! Hope you liked this gardening post and good luck with the corn!

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