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Fertilier spikes aren't "organic." They are "chemical." Using too many "organic" pellets will cause the same kind of damage as "chemical" fertilizers. It just takes a larger amount of them to do it. Bio Gold instructions warn against using too many...Squirrels and other varmints will generally not bother Bio Gold, or some of the other "name" prepared organic pellets, as they contain stinky insecticides and more refined organic material. They don't smell as promising as the "home brewed" cakes that people make, that contain raw blood meal, bone meal and other yummy stuff. I have gaggles of squirrels and dozens of racoons in my neighborhood that routinely turn over the garbeage can that's abotu 10 feet from the trees. They have yet to go after Bio Gold pellets, but they do love the bone meal based home-made pellets...