I have little ground squirrels that look like chipmunks that get into everything! Antelope squirrels.
I had to build a bunker garden. Dug down two feet and surrounded it with metal siding. They still dug under that! So I dug out all of the garden dirt and put metal wire mesh under the entire thing. Waiting to see how that works!
I have found that
mice and chipmunks can't climb through lemon grass. I think it is too sharp. In Arizona lemon grass will survive and thrive in intense heat. I am starting a lemon grass boundary around my larger garden area to see if this will deter them.
It is a constant battle!