How to Eliminate Raccoons From Your Garden

Humanely eliminate raccoons from your garden.

Raccoons are wild animals that are attracted to fruits and vegetables in gardens. They can destroy your crops if the crops are left untreated, due to the fact that raccoons travel in packs. There are several ways to humanely repel raccoons, including lights, a natural repellant and coyote urine. (Coyotes are a natural predator of raccoons.)

Things You'll Need

• 5 to 6 flashing-light devices
• 3 cups black or hot pepper
• 3 to 4 oz. coyote-urine spray

Instructions

Lights or Natural Repellant

1. Place flashing lights three to four feet apart around your garden.

2. Turn on the flashing lights at night, when raccoons tend to begin scavenging for food.

3. Evenly sprinkle black or hot pepper around your garden, forming a complete circle around the area.

Coyote Urine

1. Purchase coyote urine online at a pest-control site.

2. Evenly spray coyote urine around the garden. Avoid spraying the coyote urine directly on your fruits and vegetables.

3. Repeat the spraying process every two weeks or after a rain or thunderstorm occurs, as the rain washes away the urine.

Tips & Warnings

• Store coyote urine underneath your kitchen sink or in a room-temperature area.

• Raccoons should not be confronted, as they can attack if they feel threatened.

References

• "1001 All-natural Secrets to a Pest-free Property"; Myles H. Bader; 2006
• The Raccoon Control Center: Raccoon Repellant