So far, bird netting and bug netting draped over the top keep the rodents out of the few beds that are covered at my place. If the beans are pretty small you might need to get some thick garden hoop wire and cut lengths to support the weight of the netting while the plants are still small.
Possibly set up something that moves and is shiny. An aluminum pie pan on a string hanging off of a stick might move around enough in the breeze to deter the rodent, move the setup every day or two to try to avoid the critter getting used to it.
Local junk store or garage sale might have a plastic/ceramic owl/hawk that you can set around the garden. Garden gnomes might work too. If you can stand the creep factor old dolls could work. In any case you'll want to move them a few times a week.
Are their raptors in the area that might hunt the squirrels? If so, you can try to get an idea of which birds are in the area, find samples of their calls online and if you can get a speaker pointed towards the garden play those sounds at random times. Probably would work best if you can get a fake bird set up in the garden.
So far, bird netting and bug netting draped over the top keep the rodents out of the few beds that are covered at my place. If the beans are pretty small you might need to get some thick garden hoop wire and cut lengths to support the weight of the netting while the plants are still small.
Possibly set up something that moves and is shiny. An aluminum pie pan on a string hanging off of a stick might move around enough in the breeze to deter the rodent, move the setup every day or two to try to avoid the critter getting used to it.
Local junk store or garage sale might have a plastic/ceramic owl/hawk that you can set around the garden. Garden gnomes might work too. If you can stand the creep factor old dolls could work. In any case you'll want to move them a few times a week.
Are their raptors in the area that might hunt the squirrels? If so, you can try to get an idea of which birds are in the area, find samples of their calls online and if you can get a speaker pointed towards the garden play those sounds at random times. Probably would work best if you can get a fake bird set up in the garden.