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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:28:11 -0400, FXDWG wrote:
OK, so back to original post. I also have noticed that now that I finally have red tomatoes, it looks like the squirrels are eating them. Does anyone have any REAL advice about what to do?? Thanks! An electric fence. That's what I have and it works well. Keeps out the groundhogs too. I have loads of tomatoes this year from 5 plants. I tried a yellow tomato plant for the first time and these are very tasty with a mild flavor. I had an abundance of squirrels earlier this summer, but then I spent a few weeks trapping them, perhaps 30 or so until the squirrel population decreased, at least for now. |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:28:11 -0400, FXDWG wrote:
OK, so back to original post. I also have noticed that now that I finally have red tomatoes, it looks like the squirrels are eating them. Does anyone have any REAL advice about what to do?? I don't see the original post. I live in a small apartment co-ownership apartment building in Toronto that backs on to one of the two major rivers and it's conservation area. We have a bunch of enthusiastic tomato growers, with plants in pots taking advantage of the few places on the property that get enough sunlight (we also have a lot of matuer trees) We have squirrel posses coming out our ears. They find the tomato crops on the balconies, too. The solution that has worked is to wrapthe plants and pots in 1" mesh chicken wire. The squirrels can't chew throught that. 1" or 0.5" hardware cloth will work as well. It needs to be metal, not fibreglas mesh. Troll Baby Toronto, Ontario "A liberal is a conservative who's been through treatment." - Garrison Keillor |
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I try to grow some tomato too. What and how do I need to prepare the soil?
My experimental one is "pot soil" LOL. "Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:28:11 -0400, FXDWG wrote: OK, so back to original post. I also have noticed that now that I finally have red tomatoes, it looks like the squirrels are eating them. Does anyone have any REAL advice about what to do?? Thanks! An electric fence. That's what I have and it works well. Keeps out the groundhogs too. I have loads of tomatoes this year from 5 plants. I tried a yellow tomato plant for the first time and these are very tasty with a mild flavor. I had an abundance of squirrels earlier this summer, but then I spent a few weeks trapping them, perhaps 30 or so until the squirrel population decreased, at least for now. |
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I use chicken wire too. It's cheap and effective.
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