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Squirrel Deterent for Bulbs and Tubers
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:14:14 -0700 (PDT), ShambhalaPottery
wrote: A friend told me to sprinkle a lot of cayenne pepper around the bulbs when planting. You can also plant in special baskets made for that or make your own out of chicken wire. June That works for me... long as it keeps them critters away from the bubs I'm happy !! Thanks !!! Peter |
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Squirrel Deterent for Bulbs and Tubers
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:02:04 -0700, Billy wrote:
message snipped to revelant thread One thing is certain, we are either at "Peak Folly" or are about to arrive there. It is impossible for our destruction of the planet's ecosystem (externalized costs) to continue for much longer. One thing that stuck out to me in reading about ecosystems was the interdependence of the species that comprise them. Apparently, this is lost on the "powers that be" as well. We seem to be a species that believes we can stand alone and that technology can replace everything. http://www.pmac.net/birdbee.htm Our Forgotten Pollinators: Protecting the Birds and Bees "Because some wild pollinators need undisturbed habitat for nesting, roosting and foraging, they are very susceptible to habitat degradation and fragmentation. Some pollinators require plants that flower sequentially, so that they have food sources throughout the season. Elimination of these sources by herbicide spraying or clearing of native vegetation can literally starve pollinators." Few people realize that the U.S. now applies twice the amount of pesticides it used when Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1962. ----- http://www.wildfarmalliance.org/reso...agpatbrief.pdf cals.arizona.edu/pubs/adjunct/snr0704/snr07043h.pdf First of all, I'd like to say Thank You !! for the resources... they are fascinating reading and would be most useful for anyone advocating making our HOA more environmentally friendly. (which would be a major undertaking). You can see environmental degradation everywhere within the area.... algae covered ponds and inlets. Dead zones in the water. There used to be bumblebees and honeybees. Used to be a lot of visually identifiable spiders, butterflies, insects... Haven't seen a native ladybug in ages. Maybe about two praying mantises over the past 5 years. Not even Japanese beetles want to live here. A couple of years ago I did a satellite survey of the migratory corridor along the eastern seaboard. Comparing Landsat 4 data which was the forerunner to today's satellite system to today's satellite imagery. (kinda dates me doesn't it). Comparing what I've seen 25 years ago to something more recent (about 2003 - 2004) The human encroachment from Mass to D.C is astonishing with only a small amount of continuous natural habitat remaining. It's been 20 years since my last travels to Canada, Maine and Vermont.... It would be surprising if they weren't overbuilt also. Many years ago the tallest building in Portland was two stories...I was coming off an interior project in Maine. 6 months of near isolation in a village, darned if it wasn't good to see civilization again, all two stories of it !! So what happens when the giant agricultural combines go belly up due to economic circumstances like gas and fertilizer combined with reduced market prices making it unfeasible to grow crops. What happens when the local farm crops, go bust because of continuing drought or are bought out by developers building big box stores. ?? Sorry.... the original posting was for a non-chemical repellant to keep rodents away from planted bulbs. Didn't mean for this thread to wind up discussing global disaster. Peter |
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Squirrel Deterent for Bulbs and Tubers
blood meal sprinkled over the top deters tree rats. until it rains.
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