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squirrels stealing tomatoes
Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start
getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comccast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.1 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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squirrels stealing tomatoes
wrote in message ganews.com... Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Electric fence. |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
"Warren" wrote in message news:c6ZJc.72059$WX.13192@attbi_s51... wrote: Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Give them better stuff to eat. Peanuts, for example. They also may need water and are eating the tomatoes which are about 80% water to quench their thirst. |
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squirrels stealing tomatoes
I don't know much about anything... but if you put an offensive
smell around the tomatoes... Not sure if this will work, but perhaps putting some cayenne pepper into a water solution might deter them if sprayed on the tomatoes. Might make your tomatoes a little spicier. :-) -- Jim Carlock http://www.911forthetruth.com/ Post replies to the newsgroup. wrote: Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comccast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.1 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
wrote in message ganews.com... Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Alan Trap them with the Hav-a-Hart but do not let them go. Shot them in the trap using a pellet rifle and bury the damn things around your roses and irises. Squirrels are not looking for water or anything else; they are just nipping them. Putting out other food will just draw more of them. Trap, shoot and bury. |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to
start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Twenty three years of fresh veggies, and this is the first years I have ever had a problem with squirrels taking my tomatoes. Green or starting to ripen, it doesn't matter. I know it is not because they want water. Our four-year drought ended last year, and they never touched them during that time. |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
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Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? I saw squirrels nibbling at my dwarf orange tree last year. My peach tree and grape vines seemed to have puny crop. This spring, I set out two bait stations with pellets of rodent bait. This attracts not only squirrels, but also field mice and rats. But birds and larger animals (including my tortoise) cannot enter the stations. The bait is toxic with a delayed reaction, killing the rodent after it eats its fill and leaves the station. I have been assured by professionals that the bait does not create a danger to the scavengers (coyotes, ravens, etc) that might feed on the dead rodents. This year, my peach tree had a bumper crop. My grape vines are sagging with the weight of large bunches of grapes. Yes, I still see some squirrels. But they seem to be leaving my fruits alone. Perhaps they find the bait more tasty. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ I use Mozilla as my Web browser because I want a browser that complies with Web standards. See http://www.mozilla.org/. |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
Redclay--Your suggestion is a particularly un-sportsmanlike and gruesome
one. And, by the way, who made you the great squirrel psychologist? Maybe they *do* want the moisture???? -- philosopher ~~~part of the signature-sporting, top-posting reform movement~~~ "redclay" wrote in message ... wrote in message ganews.com... Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Alan Trap them with the Hav-a-Hart but do not let them go. Shot them in the trap using a pellet rifle and bury the damn things around your roses and irises. Squirrels are not looking for water or anything else; they are just nipping them. Putting out other food will just draw more of them. Trap, shoot and bury. |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
where do you buy these bait stations?
"David Ross" wrote in message ... wrote: Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? I saw squirrels nibbling at my dwarf orange tree last year. My peach tree and grape vines seemed to have puny crop. This spring, I set out two bait stations with pellets of rodent bait. This attracts not only squirrels, but also field mice and rats. But birds and larger animals (including my tortoise) cannot enter the stations. The bait is toxic with a delayed reaction, killing the rodent after it eats its fill and leaves the station. I have been assured by professionals that the bait does not create a danger to the scavengers (coyotes, ravens, etc) that might feed on the dead rodents. This year, my peach tree had a bumper crop. My grape vines are sagging with the weight of large bunches of grapes. Yes, I still see some squirrels. But they seem to be leaving my fruits alone. Perhaps they find the bait more tasty. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ I use Mozilla as my Web browser because I want a browser that complies with Web standards. See http://www.mozilla.org/. |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
NoPatience wrote:
where do you buy these bait stations? I think I saw them (and the bait) at Do-It. The ones in my backyard were installed by my exterminator service, which checks them monthly to refresh the bait. ($10 per month per bait station) The first servicing after they were installed, one station had been completely emptied. The second station was near empty. More significant, the technician discovered a rat in that station, munching away. Fortunately, the varmints eat their fill and leave the station before dying. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ I use Mozilla as my Web browser because I want a browser that complies with Web standards. See http://www.mozilla.org/. |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
I used a product called the Cat/Dog Stop that I bought from
www.backyard-lifestyle.com to keep the raccoons and squirrels out of my garden area. It uses a motion detector and emmits an Ultrasonic sound that frightens most animals away. Humans can't hear it, and it operates off a 9v battery for months. It was priced about $40 and well worth every penny. I hope this helps, Norman On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:00:25 -0300, wrote: Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Alan |
squirrels stealing tomatoes
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wrote: I used a product called the Cat/Dog Stop that I bought from www.backyard-lifestyle.com to keep the raccoons and squirrels out of my garden area. It uses a motion detector and emmits an Ultrasonic sound that frightens most animals away. Humans can't hear it, and it operates off a 9v battery for months. It was priced about $40 and well worth every penny. I hope this helps, Norman In another thread I took you seriously when you claimed this worthless device did the job for you personally. I corrected this misinformation, but was myself naive enough to believe you had at least THOUGHT you'd experienced some positive effect, since coincidents do happen. But hooboy was I wrong in assuming you were a regular joe hornswoggled by crooks, as another individual noted that you are yourself merely a constant spammer -- making YOU the hornswoggling crook. Warning to all: Ultrasonic devices have been tested by uninvested parties at horticultural stations of several universities, & found to be completely worthless for any purpose whatsoever. See this article, with two university links within the text: http://www.paghat.com/ultrasonic.html An object lesson on why one should NEVER buy ANYTHING from spammers. Spamming on UseNet is simply not done by honest & competent companies. -paghat the ratgirl On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:00:25 -0300, wrote: Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away from the tomatoes? Alan -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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