Spring Rat Invasion: Protect Your Garden

0:00On March 29th, spring hits and rats go into overdrive breeding mode, turning your garden into their prime real estate if you're not careful. Folks often stash compost bags and firewood under the decking to keep things tidy, but that dark, damp spot is like a five-star hotel for rodents. Looking to nest and multiply, that organic matter and compost holds moisture, creating the warm, wet vibe, rats and mice crave right now, while firewood soap from winter draws in. Instead boring bugs, too, insects like ants pile in first, setting up shop before the bigger pests crash the party. Once they move in, numbers explode fast, and they start chewing through decking, fencing, and anything wooden, leading to repairs that hit your wallet. Hard. Homeowners end up calling pest control for fixes that could have been avoided with the heads up. Expert advice keeps it simple, raise those bags and logs on a platform one to two meters from the house, and structures for better airflow or switch.

1:00To seal plastic bins with tight lids to block entry, shine a torch for a 60-second sweep under there, spotting droppings, holes or shredded bits early. A quick tweak like that now means no invasions later, so you can kick back in your garden all summer without the road in drama.