Speaking of tomatoes
My garden is just starting to get ripe slicing size tomatoes and it
turns out we get to share them with the 4 young squirrels we thought were so cute just yesterday. We got half of three tomatoes and the squirrels got the other half :-( They were tasty though.....the tomatoes, not the squirrels. Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? jOhN |
Speaking of tomatoes
On Jun 11, 7:56 pm, jOhN wrote:
Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? When we used to grow tomatoes we had some luck with wooden balls painted red to look like tomatoes, though now that I think about it, those fooled the birds better than the squirrels. Since squirrels are mammals, you could try blending a habanero pepper with lots of water and spraying that on your plants. One bite and they won't come back. Do remember to wash the tomatoes well and to use gloves when handling the solutions. Cheers. Victor |
Speaking of tomatoes
My garden is just starting to get ripe slicing size tomatoes and it turns
out we get to share them with the 4 young squirrels we thought were so cute just yesterday. We got half of three tomatoes and the squirrels got the other half :-( They were tasty though.....the tomatoes, not the squirrels. Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? jOhN The squirrels ate four of my seven tomato plants. I came home yesterday and the plants were just shredded. |
Speaking of tomatoes
Fred C. Dobbs wrote:
My garden is just starting to get ripe slicing size tomatoes and it turns out we get to share them with the 4 young squirrels we thought were so cute just yesterday. We got half of three tomatoes and the squirrels got the other half :-( They were tasty though.....the tomatoes, not the squirrels. Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? jOhN The squirrels ate four of my seven tomato plants. I came home yesterday and the plants were just shredded. I just ordered a water scarecrow that uses a motion detector to aim and trigger its water spray to chase away the critters. It will be here Monday - got great reviews and I know a couple of people that use them on deer to their satisfaction. ps: another tomato chewed this morning |
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Sqwertz wrote:
jOhN wrote: I just ordered a water scarecrow that uses a motion detector to aim and trigger its water spray to chase away the critters. It will be here Monday - got great reviews and I know a couple of people that use them on deer to their satisfaction. Do they come with a 12-gauge attachment? (Only available in TX). -sw 12ga is too overboard for squirrels - what you want is a 4-plex of ..410's if you want to dine later on tree rat jOhN |
Speaking of tomatoes
jOhN wrote:
Fred C. Dobbs wrote: My garden is just starting to get ripe slicing size tomatoes and it turns out we get to share them with the 4 young squirrels we thought were so cute just yesterday. We got half of three tomatoes and the squirrels got the other half :-( They were tasty though.....the tomatoes, not the squirrels. Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? jOhN The squirrels ate four of my seven tomato plants. I came home yesterday and the plants were just shredded. I just ordered a water scarecrow that uses a motion detector to aim and trigger its water spray to chase away the critters. It will be here Monday - got great reviews and I know a couple of people that use them on deer to their satisfaction. ps: another tomato chewed this morning Sunday morning my spouse ventured out to the garden at 6:30am - only to spot a deer as it bolted away...........from out of the garden and its former tomato glory :-( That bastage/biotch had muscled its way past the deer netting and proceeded to munch off the leaves of the okra, a few sprigs of the tomato plants, and about 50% of the green tomatoes!!!! Just one day ahead of us getting the water scarecrow - they must be spying on my email. I'll report how the water scarecrow works in future posts. The formerly Bambi loving, squirrel advocate that is also my wife can get quite militant on some subjects. (note to self: don't cross this women) jOhN |
Speaking of tomatoes
"jOhN" wrote in message ... Fred C. Dobbs wrote: My garden is just starting to get ripe slicing size tomatoes and it turns out we get to share them with the 4 young squirrels we thought were so cute just yesterday. We got half of three tomatoes and the squirrels got the other half :-( They were tasty though.....the tomatoes, not the squirrels. Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? jOhN The squirrels ate four of my seven tomato plants. I came home yesterday and the plants were just shredded. I just ordered a water scarecrow that uses a motion detector to aim and trigger its water spray to chase away the critters. It will be here Monday - got great reviews and I know a couple of people that use them on deer to their satisfaction. ps: another tomato chewed this morning I may have been too quick to pass guilt on the squirrels. I have seen a fat field mouse/rat and a little cottontail rabbit in the backyard near the garden (what's left of it). I need to fix those holes in the fence... I wish I could leave my dog outside during the day. |
Speaking of tomatoes
jOhN wrote:
jOhN wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: My garden is just starting to get ripe slicing size tomatoes and it turns out we get to share them with the 4 young squirrels we thought were so cute just yesterday. We got half of three tomatoes and the squirrels got the other half :-( They were tasty though.....the tomatoes, not the squirrels. Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? jOhN The squirrels ate four of my seven tomato plants. I came home yesterday and the plants were just shredded. I just ordered a water scarecrow that uses a motion detector to aim and trigger its water spray to chase away the critters. It will be here Monday - got great reviews and I know a couple of people that use them on deer to their satisfaction. ps: another tomato chewed this morning Sunday morning my spouse ventured out to the garden at 6:30am - only to spot a deer as it bolted away...........from out of the garden and its former tomato glory :-( That bastage/biotch had muscled its way past the deer netting and proceeded to munch off the leaves of the okra, a few sprigs of the tomato plants, and about 50% of the green tomatoes!!!! Just one day ahead of us getting the water scarecrow - they must be spying on my email. I'll report how the water scarecrow works in future posts. The formerly Bambi loving, squirrel advocate that is also my wife can get quite militant on some subjects. (note to self: don't cross this women) jOhN Since there is but one small lonely tomato left (aside from the Sweet 100's) there's not much to report on regarding the scarecrow. However, the okra are making a comeback and the assorted peppers are doing pretty good. Regarding local deer - the 100 ft. wide utility easement that runs through this subdivision (Buttercup Creek) provides a big animal trail between 1431 and close to RM620. There are various undeveloped sections along it and the deer have been able to move easily at night and early morning for the 23 years we've lived here. Yesterday I was walking my dogs at about 830am and stumbled across a doe and her two spotted fawns foraging on the side of a house that's on the easement but had no fencing. The group was not too spooked by us (my dogs did not bark) as we were +100ft. distant. They stayed in sight for several minutes and eventually moved out toward a big grassy and secluded drainage channel. The gardening point is this - dry conditions are driving the critters out of safety and into the juicy green residential areas they may have never been seen in before. jOhN |
Speaking of tomatoes
jOhN wrote:
jOhN wrote: jOhN wrote: Fred C. Dobbs wrote: My garden is just starting to get ripe slicing size tomatoes and it turns out we get to share them with the 4 young squirrels we thought were so cute just yesterday. We got half of three tomatoes and the squirrels got the other half :-( They were tasty though.....the tomatoes, not the squirrels. Anybody have a good anti-squirrel tip or two that doesn't involve violence or death? jOhN The squirrels ate four of my seven tomato plants. I came home yesterday and the plants were just shredded. I just ordered a water scarecrow that uses a motion detector to aim and trigger its water spray to chase away the critters. It will be here Monday - got great reviews and I know a couple of people that use them on deer to their satisfaction. ps: another tomato chewed this morning Sunday morning my spouse ventured out to the garden at 6:30am - only to spot a deer as it bolted away...........from out of the garden and its former tomato glory :-( That bastage/biotch had muscled its way past the deer netting and proceeded to munch off the leaves of the okra, a few sprigs of the tomato plants, and about 50% of the green tomatoes!!!! Just one day ahead of us getting the water scarecrow - they must be spying on my email. I'll report how the water scarecrow works in future posts. The formerly Bambi loving, squirrel advocate that is also my wife can get quite militant on some subjects. (note to self: don't cross this women) jOhN Since there is but one small lonely tomato left (aside from the Sweet 100's) there's not much to report on regarding the scarecrow. However, the okra are making a comeback and the assorted peppers are doing pretty good. Regarding local deer - the 100 ft. wide utility easement that runs through this subdivision (Buttercup Creek) provides a big animal trail between 1431 and close to RM620. There are various undeveloped sections along it and the deer have been able to move easily at night and early morning for the 23 years we've lived here. Yesterday I was walking my dogs at about 830am and stumbled across a doe and her two spotted fawns foraging on the side of a house that's on the easement but had no fencing. The group was not too spooked by us (my dogs did not bark) as we were +100ft. distant. They stayed in sight for several minutes and eventually moved out toward a big grassy and secluded drainage channel. The gardening point is this - dry conditions are driving the critters out of safety and into the juicy green residential areas they may have never been seen in before. jOhN Last deer report - they are all over the place from dark to after sunrise. Grazing in my neighbor's new landscaping tonight around 10pm. |
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