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Squirrel Deterent for Bulbs and Tubers
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wrote: On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:11:59 -0400, Phisherman wrote: On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:34:34 -0400, wrote: Greetings all.... Time to start planting bulbs and some suggestions are needed on repelling squirrels. ... Try squirrel soup. You'll need at least 3 or 4. The meat goes through a strainer to remove the pesky little bones. I can usually catch up to 8 in a day using peanut butter crackers. Google for recipes. Thanks, but I gotta watch my diet. I like the peanut butter cracker idea... it'll make nice bait for the traps. Dumb question... do people actually eat squirrel anymore ??? I'm in suburbia with a diversified ethnic population.... if these are delicacies on anyones menu, I'll be more than happy to deliver fresh ones to their doorstep.... I know venison is appreciated, and dogs and cats are always welcome... but squirrel ??? Peter I'm sure Rachel or Om will be along soon with a recipe, but, getting back to Jangchub's first question,"Why do you insist on planting items which you are certain will be demolished by animals?" Then there was Bill's idea of daffodils, which seem like they would fit the bill, except for worse case scenarios. In any event, maybe sprinkle pepper or paprika around squirrel prone areas. Of course, you may have the bad luck of dealing with Hungarian squirrels, and they may think that you are just adjusting the seasoning. http://www.extension.colostate.edu/c...0plants%20.pdf RABBIT/GROUND SQUIRREL/DEER RESISTANT PLANTS Irene Shonle In general, animals are discouraged by: ~ Very aromatic plants ~ Prickles and spines ~ Tough, leathery leaves ~ Toxic plants ~ Milky sap No list is foolproof --a hungry animal will eat just about anything, including poisonous plants. Plant deterrent plants surrounding the more delectable plants. Newly transplanted plants are more likely to be eaten -especially those just bought from nurseries, but even those recently moved within a garden. Bigger plants are more able to withstand nibbling. Cultural controls such as removing brush piles or other protective cover where rabbits and ground squirrels hide and nest may help. Provide open areas in the landscape - small mammals tend to avoid open spaces that make them vulnerable to predators. Many odor repellents are ineffective with rabbits, so read labels carefully before buying them. Something that works for deer may not work with rabbits. Some products are labeled for both. What works in one persons' yard may not work in another person's yard. Fencing with chicken wire fencing, hardware cloth or flexible netting at least two feet high, buried 4-8 inches under is fairly effective against rabbits. Deer can be prevented with fencing at least 8 feet high. Raised beds with hardware cloth (1/4" squares or less) tacked to the bottom can keep pocket gophers out of gardens. Encircle trees and shrubs with hardware cloth (buried an inch or two under the ground) to prevent voles from girdling the trees. CRITTER RESISTANT PERENNIALS AND BULBS Alliums, Allium spp. Sagebrushes, Artemisia frigida and ludoviciana Basket of Gold , Aurinia saxatilis Bee balm, Monarda spp. Black Eyed Susan , Rudbeckia hirta Blanketflower, Gaillardia spp. Bleeding Heart , Dicentra spectabilis Blue Flax , Linum lewisii Clustered bellflower, Campanula glomerata Catmints, Nepeta spp. Chives, Allium schoenoprasum Cleome, Cleome serrulata Columbine (marginal), Aquilegia spp (especially bad when newly planted!) Golden smoke, Corydalis aurea Creeping Oregon Grape Holly , Mahonia repens Creeping Phlox , Phlox subulata Creeping baby's breath, Gypsophila repens Daffodils * , Narcissus spp. Delphinium , Delphinium spp. ' Dianthus, Dianthus spp. Dragon's head , Dracocephalon spp Engelmann Ivy, Parthenocissus quinquefolia engelmannii Golden Banner, Thermopsis divaricarpa Goldenrod, Solidago spp. Hardy Geraniums, Geranium spp Hummingbird Flower , Zauschneria garrettii Iceland Poppy , Papaver nudicaule Jacob's Ladder , Polemonium caeruleum Kinnikinnick , Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Lily-of-the-Valley , Convallaria majalis Locoweed, Oxytropis Lupine , Lupinus spp. May Night Salvia , Salvia sylvestris x 'Mainacht' Mexican Hat , Ratibida columnifera Monkshood , Aconitum spp. Oriental poppy, Papapever orientale Pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea Penstemon , Penstemon spp. Piqsqueak , Bergenia spp. Poppies, Papaver spp. Prince's Plume, Stanelya Purple Flowering Sage , Salvia nemorosa Pussytoes , Antennaria Sage , Artemisia Sea Pink , Armeria maritima Sedum, Stone Crop Siberian Iris , Iris sibirica Showy daisy, Erigeron spp. Snow-in-Summer , Cerastium tomentosum Soapwort , Saponaria ocymoides Sulphur flower, Eriogonum umbellatum Tansy aster, Macaeranthera tanacetifolia Thyme, Thymus species Veronica, Veronica spp. Yarrow, Achillea spp. ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca ) * Blue Avena Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) * DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum) Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa) Boulder Raspberry (Rubus delicious) Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lucidus) Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii) Potentilla (Potentilla spp.) Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) Tall Western Sage (Artemisia tridentata) Three Leaf Sumac (Rhus trilobata) Golden Currant (Ribes aureum) or you might try: http://www.ghorganics.com/page6.html They recommend for squirrel control: 1. Bulbs: soak them in Ropel before planting and squirrels will leave them alone. You can also dust them with medicated baby powder. But I still come back to, "Why do you insist on planting items which you are certain will be demolished by animals?" -- Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvCCc4g9wM8&NR=1 |
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