"Charlie Pridham" wrote
"Bob Hobden" wrote
Once more all our cherries have been taken from our 4 trees. They are
well netted so it cannot be birds and this years rain has proved that
it's not two legged thieves, no footprints in the mud. So it has to be
the mice that plague our allotment (Wood Mice?) Does anyone know of
anything we can put around the trunks of our trees that will stop them
climbing up to get the fruit?


What about the collars they use for dogs and cats to stop them scratching
after an accident.

Would have thought it was squirrels not mice though



That's a good idea, I actually saw a strimmer guard for trees that was the
same shape, would be worth investigating. Never ever seen a squirrel on our
allotment site even over by the river where there are a few large trees, I
also wonder how they could get in our nets without ripping the nets or
getting trapped.
We have a problem with ground living mice on our allotment, holes
everywhere, I've tried killing them with poison but to no avail, the two
cats and a fox that have appeared on our site recently have not helped so
far, so now the only way is mechanical protection (for next year!).
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK