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Squirrels: They may be cute, but I'd like to keep them out of my garden!?

I live in South Texas and in the last 10 years I had not one of my pecan or peach trees. Each year, the trees, lifting hundreds of pecans and peaches at least 60, but before they are ready to pick up this cute little family of squirrels strip fat every rotten fruit and nuts from my trees. I've always tried to maintain an organic garden and I'm not for killing animals because are doing what they do, but I wonder how I can keep them out of my garden this year. Last year, I tried spraying with water, while they were in my trees, but small bugs pecans proceeded to throw me. I could not believe it was so clever, but it's true. I think the worst part is that testing a mouthful of peaches and green nuts and then leave them on the floor. I guess they are testing each until they find a mature, but that never happens because they have chosen all very soon. Someone has an idea?

Hey Kelly M, squirrels can be a big problem because they are rodents, and continually naw something to wear in the teeth (growing constantly). Put some good squirrel food in a have-a-heart trap. They have many years in the business of prosecuting the little pests down. If you use repellent spray around you according to instructions. If you use traps, which would move the bugs to a new house (in the forest far far away). If this was a problem in a bird feeder, I put hot peppers (such as type of agitators in pizza parlors) in food. The birds do not mind, but the squirrels do not try it again. That is the basis of the spraying. So, if you receive a nut or fruit covered with the spray, which is not going to like much. This could be difficult. I would favor the catch, and moved.

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