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28-02-2003, 01:52 AM

in article , James Mayer at
wrote on 2/25/03 6:41 AM:

I guess that the only real solution is to trap the critter and
have it relocated somewhere out in the sticks.

On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:57:58 GMT, "Penny Morgan"
wrote:

Planting garlic or onions will not deter animals from feeding on your
strawberries. The Allium family (garlic/onion) usually helps somewhat in
repelling certain insects. Can you possibly fence or net the area, or is it
too big an area? You could try hot pepper spray, but I'm not sure if the
hot flavor would affect the taste of the strawberries. I also sprinkle
crushed red pepper in flower beds to repel squirrels from chewing. It has
been effective in the past. Wish I could come up with a great suggestion,
but this is all I can think of at this moment.

Penny
Zone 7b-North Carolina
"James Mayer" wrote in message
...

Does anyone know if planting onions in with strawberries will
keep certain nocrurnal mammals from feeding on the berries?

Forget the relocation. The critter is probably edible. Eat it. Cooking is
optional. Look at the name of the newsgroup.