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Old 29-06-2007, 02:45 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default squirrels and netting


"George Shirley" wrote in message
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Dianna Visek wrote:

Does netting really stop squirrels? It seems to me that they would
just chew thru it. I'm thinking of taking out my peach trees because
the squirrels like their peaches much greener than I do. They nibble
a bit, then drop the peach to the ground for the bunnies.

Regards, Dianna


Yes it does. This is the first year I've used the netting and we harvested
all the peaches ourselves for the first time. Get 3/4 inch netting,
anything smaller is a PITA and anything bigger the tree rats can go
through.

George



How do you get the netting over the tree? We have spare netting but the
pear tree is at least 20' tall. The squirrels destroy every single pear
every single year.