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Old 28-01-2007, 08:42 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default iris sibirica bulbs



On Jan 27, 8:16?am, lowlife wrote:
hi, ok they're in the ground. now after all that hard work, do i need to
protect them from being eaten? a scarecrow? anti-squirrell mines?
netting etc?
thanks

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lowlife


If you live near woods which have plenty of oak and butternut trees
(or other nut trees) the squirrels would much rather eat them
instead. You can put some hardware cloth over the freshly dug earth
to keep the squirrels from being nosy. Maybe some hot pepper
sprinkled over the spot.