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phorbin wrote:
In article wildbilly-39D30B.22075014092010@c-61-68-245-
199.per.connect.net.au, says...
Do you have too many trees to put chicken wire collars around them, or
wrap your fruit in? I certainly understand your anger, but is there any
concession you could make to keep the squirrels happy without destroying
your plants. I give mine a walnut a day, away from the garden, and
loosely wrap chicken wire, 5' to 6' up around the trees where they
access my garden. It has worked for me, YMMV.
I used to love squirrels as a kid and still get a kick out of them
now... but now they are fluffy tailed tree rats.
Putting the irrelevancy aside....
How would chicken wire collars work?
I've seen sheet metal or plastic used to deny squirrels access to trees
but given how well squirrels climb, chicken wire seems a minor obstacle.
It's a learning curve. We all love learning curves, right? I found one
squirrel screwing around in the chicken wire. I walked up to it, and
when it saw me, it took off like a roman candle. My seedling are at the
base of the tree.
Since I put up the chicken wire collars, my plants haven't been bothered
by squirrels. Maybe it makes no sense, but it works for me. The chicken
wire has to be out from the tree (U), not pulled tight to it.
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- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/2/maude
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