On 7/9/2014 10:57 AM, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 10:23:28 AM UTC-7, David E. Ross wrote:
On 7/8/2014 1:22 AM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
[...]

The gardeners sprayed the new shoots and buds with a mixture of liquid

soap, cayenne, and human urine. The squirrels immediately abandoned the

trees.

How did the fruit taste?

[...]

HB


The trees are fruitless. That is good since they hang out over a
concrete path, which would be stained by ripe mulberries.

By the way, I believe such a spray can be applied to the ground around
edibles instead of directly on edibles. Just be sure that a broad band
(not broadband ) of spray completely encircles the area to be
protected.

Also, preditor urine (e.g., from a dog or cat) might work as well as
human.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
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Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary