'Incredible' 35p hack will keep foxes out of your garden - for good (original) (raw)

Stop foxes from savaging your flower beds and lawn with this cheap and cheerful hack that will keep them out of your garden for good. Plus, it'll only set you back 35p, if you don't already have the holy grail in your cupboards

Foxes may be cute - but they can be a nuisance in the garden (Stock photo)

One woman has gone to some pretty questionable lengths to deter foxes from a garden, and found a 40p hack worked best.

Whether you think they're cute or are simply petrified by them - there's no denying that foxes can wreck havoc on our gardens. They love to dig up lawns, trample over our flower beds, munch on our blooms - and can pose a serious threat if you have pets. Journalist Abigail Wilson was sick and tired of a family of foxes occupying her back garden in Surrey, and set out to try every hack she could find to repel the pests.

Writing in The Sun, Abigail admitted she got her partner to urinate in the garden - after reading that the smell of human wee (especially from a male) will send the ginger animals running. Unfortunately, it didn't work - along with an expensive ultrasonic machine, cayenne pepper, and garlic. However, she found that white vinegar yielded some pretty impressive results. "Despite the nasty smell, I have to say, it worked," she said. "I carefully watched out of my window and I have barely seen the foxes since, and after years of them entering my garden, I'm [relieved]. Despite this though, my patio does still smell of the stuff, and similar to the cayenne pepper, I'm dreading the moment it rains and washes it all away."

It is said that vinegar, including malt and cider varieties, have a potent smell that foxes aren't exactly fond of. If you're curios about the hack and want to try it out for yourself, you can pick a bottle of the natural pest repellent up from your nearest supermarket. Sainsbury's is currently selling a 568ml bottle of distilled malt vinegar for just 35p -price matched with Aldi. Simply add the liquid to a few small plates and place them around the garden. Don't pour the vinegar straight onto your flower beds or you might end up killing them.

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