Dangerous traps and poison scattered everywhere do not always help to exterminate rodents that have taken up residence on the site.
Rodents damage plant roots and feed on small fruits. Rats often gnaw root crops, leaving traces of their incisors.
Voles eat seedlings and bushes in winter. In addition, rodents drag garbage around the site and cause a dozen more troubles.
Therefore, summer residents have to use their imagination and look for more effective options.
However, there is no need to come up with clever tricks. There is a simple trick that is used by both ordinary summer residents and experienced gardeners.
How to keep rodents away from your property
It turns out that cat litter can help with this task. But you need used litter, not new.
The contents of the cat litter tray are diluted in water in a 1:1 ratio. The resulting mixture is watered between the rows. The smell of cats repels mice.
But there is an important nuance. The filler must be made of natural materials, the gardeners clarified.
