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Rosalie Joy Ballantyne 27-06-2008 09:10 AM

Gardening with possums
 
Hi,

I'm trying to start a new garden and have some resident possums. I'm looking
for some easy care, hardy plants that have low appeal to possums. Any ideas?

RJ



Chookie 27-06-2008 09:57 AM

Gardening with possums
 
In article ,
"Rosalie Joy Ballantyne" wrote:

I'm trying to start a new garden and have some resident possums. I'm looking
for some easy care, hardy plants that have low appeal to possums. Any ideas?


Cacti?

:-)

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

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bassett 28-06-2008 09:07 AM

Gardening with possums
 

"Rosalie Joy Ballantyne" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm trying to start a new garden and have some resident possums. I'm
looking for some easy care, hardy plants that have low appeal to possums.
Any ideas?

RJ


Easy, Plant some roses, Possums just love rose petals, and while they
have rose petals they will leave everything else alone.



Norm 25-07-2008 03:39 AM

Gardening with possums
 
On Jun 27, 6:10 pm, "Rosalie Joy Ballantyne"
wrote:
Hi,

I'm trying to start a new garden and have some resident possums. I'm looking
for some easy care, hardy plants that have low appeal to possums. Any ideas?

RJ


I suspect that gardeners are rarely animal or bird lovers. However, I
would like to point out that possums are Australian
natives and should be allowed their space here. A gardening
acquaintance of mine who lives in a very possum
populated area, not only has their garden surrounded by a chain wire
fence, they also have their compost heap
similarly enclosed. It is just the same as keeping chooks or sheep
etc. You keep them behind a fence.
It is just a case of not letting your potatoes etc wander.

Norm

Jonno[_17_] 26-07-2008 04:43 AM

Gardening with possums
 
Norm wrote:
On Jun 27, 6:10 pm, "Rosalie Joy Ballantyne"
wrote:
Hi,

I'm trying to start a new garden and have some resident possums. I'm looking
for some easy care, hardy plants that have low appeal to possums. Any ideas?

RJ


I suspect that gardeners are rarely animal or bird lovers. However, I
would like to point out that possums are Australian
natives and should be allowed their space here. A gardening
acquaintance of mine who lives in a very possum
populated area, not only has their garden surrounded by a chain wire
fence, they also have their compost heap
similarly enclosed. It is just the same as keeping chooks or sheep
etc. You keep them behind a fence.
It is just a case of not letting your potatoes etc wander.

Norm

We are animal lovers, its just we like to have both.
Its a battle of outsmarting the possums when it comes to food.
Some wandering potatoes eh. If we can get them to move fast enough with
genetically modified methods we may even outsmart them..
Maybe if we crossed them with wandering jew we could make a start...


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