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Our groomsman Tom's aunt used to work for Organic Gardening. She advised me to use water infused with chilli peppers to keep squirrels from taking my tomatoes. Just take a hot pepper and dice it up. Let it sit in a bottle of water overnight. Put the water into a spray bottle and spray your plants with it. I'll let you all know if it works. So not only do I have to worry about bunnies eating my crops. I have to worry about squirrels taking my tomatoes as well. She also recommended that I vary the plants. Alternate Tomato, Beans, Basil, Cucumber, etc. This is supposed to confuse insects when they are feeding on your plants. Planting brightly colored flowers are also supposed to do the same. Another problem I have is that the stray cat is urinating on my sugar snap peas in ths one area. Not only does it smell, but cats and dogs carry diseases that can be transmitted through their feces. If the cat is urinating on the plants, the plants are absorbing it and then you can be ingesting it. My coworker recommended NO at Pet Smart, but that's a chemical and shouldn't be sprayed on vegetables either. I am just going to put chicken wire all around it.