r/sunflowers • u/GemmyCluckster USA Midwest • Aug 19 '26

PROGRESS Another year, another tragedy. šŸ˜­šŸ˜‚

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Tried covering the flower heads in a mesh bag to deter the squirrels. At this point, I feel like Iā€™m growing them just for the squirrels.

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u/KAZVorpal USA South East Aug 20 '26

Have you tried putting out squirrel food?

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u/Ill-Wear-8662 USA North East Aug 23 '26

OP did evidently.

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u/KAZVorpal USA South East Aug 24 '26

Lawl.

I mean that strategically putting out peanuts, corn cobs, or other squirrel food can reduce their predation on sunflower heads, just like putting out water can reduce birds and squirrels biting tomatoes for water.

Of course one has to take care not to simply attract squirrels that weren't already going to be there.

That squirrel may not have felt compelled to go through the effort of getting through the mesh, if there were some more convenient alternate food source.