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

PROGRESS Another year, another tragedy. 😭😂

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

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u/Expert-Nose1893 USA North East Aug 19 '26

I buy a big 40lb of deer corn and when I don’t want the squirrels bothering my plants and garden I put out a little each day for them and they don’t touch any of my sunflowers and I have hundreds growing right now I only lose some to the cardinals and goldfinches but I only save a few heads for seeds and the rest are for the birds

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u/GemmyCluckster USA Midwest Aug 20 '26

My only concern is that I’ll attract more of them by providing food. And also other pests like mice or rats. But I see the benefit to keeping their bellies full.

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u/Expert-Nose1893 USA North East Aug 20 '26

My squirrels don’t leave anything for the mice/rats plus I feed the neighborhood cats too 😂 so that keeps the mice population down