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BIG Squirrel problems
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I am having some BIG squirrel problems with those guys digging in my plant containers. I also think they are multiplying like rabbits, so there are lots of them. I have tried using Cayenne pepper, but it seems they just love the stuff, since the container soil gets churned up all over. Maybe I am not using the right brand? What next? mini land mines - just kidding :-) Thanks, Dan |
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"Daniel" dcxdan AT yahoo DOT com wrote in message ... Hi, I am having some BIG squirrel problems with those guys digging in my plant containers. I also think they are multiplying like rabbits, so there are lots of them. I have tried using Cayenne pepper, but it seems they just love the stuff, since the container soil gets churned up all over. Maybe I am not using the right brand? What next? mini land mines - just kidding :-) Thanks, Dan Chicken wire and rocks are your friends. Cut it into creative shapes to cover the soil, but make sure that you make pieces that can be removed without ripping the plants. Lay it flat on the soil, cover with soil to make it invisible, and weigh down with an appropriate size rock. Some plants eventually get big enough and develop a deep enough root system that some digging won't bother them at all. At that point, you can take out the chicken wire, if it bothers you. Chicken wire's also great for keeping those $&@)! lawn rats from digging up bean & corn seeds before they sprout. |
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Ohhhhhhh.... chicken wire! I had thought of some type of screen for a last
resort - maybe this it it. Thanks, Dan "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Daniel" dcxdan AT yahoo DOT com wrote in message ... Hi, I am having some BIG squirrel problems with those guys digging in my plant containers. I also think they are multiplying like rabbits, so there are lots of them. I have tried using Cayenne pepper, but it seems they just love the stuff, since the container soil gets churned up all over. Maybe I am not using the right brand? What next? mini land mines - just kidding :-) Thanks, Dan Chicken wire and rocks are your friends. Cut it into creative shapes to cover the soil, but make sure that you make pieces that can be removed without ripping the plants. Lay it flat on the soil, cover with soil to make it invisible, and weigh down with an appropriate size rock. Some plants eventually get big enough and develop a deep enough root system that some digging won't bother them at all. At that point, you can take out the chicken wire, if it bothers you. Chicken wire's also great for keeping those $&@)! lawn rats from digging up bean & corn seeds before they sprout. |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:24:31 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: "Daniel" dcxdan AT yahoo DOT com wrote in message ... Hi, I am having some BIG squirrel problems with those guys digging in my plant containers. I also think they are multiplying like rabbits, so there are lots of them. I have tried using Cayenne pepper, but it seems they just love the stuff, since the container soil gets churned up all over. Maybe I am not using the right brand? What next? mini land mines - just kidding :-) Thanks, Dan Chicken wire and rocks are your friends. Cut it into creative shapes to cover the soil, but make sure that you make pieces that can be removed without ripping the plants. Lay it flat on the soil, cover with soil to make it invisible, and weigh down with an appropriate size rock. Some plants eventually get big enough and develop a deep enough root system that some digging won't bother them at all. At that point, you can take out the chicken wire, if it bothers you. Chicken wire's also great for keeping those $&@)! lawn rats from digging up bean & corn seeds before they sprout. This works,,I have tried it. |
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