25-04-2009, 07:20 PM
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I'll get those pesky squirrels .............
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On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:13:27 -0700, "David E. Ross"
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On 4/25/2009 4:29 AM, wrote:
Put out food and water for them and they'll most likely stop marauding
your area.
Kate - squirrels gotta eat too
The problem is that the food they prefer includes the guavas, kumquats,
loquats, and peaches in my back yard. They also really like the leaves
on my dwarf orange tree, and the poor tree (being so small) doesn't have
many leaves.
I have a neighbor who cut down his fruit trees because the birds were
getting the fruit before he did. Seemed like cutting off his nose to
spite his face. I have no advice as the trees I plant are meant for
wildlife, though I'd love to plant a couple of sour cherry trees. Does
netting not work?
Netting works. But, it requires more than a minute to apply and more than a
minute to remove for harvesting fruit. Therefore, it is not useful to many
people.
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