squirrels stealing tomatoes
Anything I can do to deter squirrels from stealing my tomatoes? They
don't even wait for them to ripen - they snitch 'em green! Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Please use address ) to reply via e-mail. **** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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squirrels stealing tomatoes
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snip Cherries and regular sized. But if they're wrecking large tomatos, it's probably because they're thirsty rather than hungry. During hot days of summer, if there's no stream or pond in the vicnity, squirrels will peal tree bark to get sap, We have a nearby stream, so it isn't thirst that's got the squirrels in the tomatoes. Thanks for the reply. Alan The same thing was occurring in my garden to the regular sized tomatoes. Just as they were ripening to the point where it was logical to pick them, the squirrels bit holes in them. I wouldn't have minded if they had taken one tomato and eaten it completely, but they sampled one after another, making all unusable. I was threatening mayhem when the neighbor's dog caught one and my live trap caught another. Since these two individuals have been removed from the scene, I haven't had any problems even though there are numerous squirrels around still. I appears as if individual animals develop a taste for certain food, and these two had developed a fondness for tomatoes. John |
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