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Foxes!
Hi All,
Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo |
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"Jo" wrote in message ... Hi All, Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Renadine -- Alan Reply to alan (dot) holmes27 (at) virgin (dot) net Jo |
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from "Jo" contains these words: Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Yes, but how big is your garden? A ·577"/·450" is a fine deterrent, but the Dibble might object to it... -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from "Alan Holmes" contains these words: Renadine Waste of money, IME. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:17:11 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: The message from "Jo" contains these words: Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Yes, but how big is your garden? A ?577"/?450" is a fine deterrent, but the Dibble might object to it... Prick. |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
... "Jo" wrote in message ... Hi All, Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Renadine Renadine, which is very expensive, is ineffective against foxes. They soon get used to it. I dunked teabags in Renadine and placed them amongst my young heathers, but foxes (I saw them) continued to cause damage regardless. The only effective way to stop foxes causing damage is the selective use of strips of barbed wire and that is not very acceptable. I think that the main reason why the fox digs in such a manner is to hunt for worms when conditions are dry and there are no lobworms on the surface. But sometimes they cause damage whilst playing. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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"compo" wrote in message
... The message from "Jo" contains these words: Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo How about a wire fence around the garden? Bury the wire about a foot or so into the ground all around so that he/she cannot easily dig under it and he/she will probably go elsewhere. -- Cheers, Compo. How tall do you think the wire fence should be? bearing in mind that a fox is very agile and I have seen one jump over my five foot fence, probably after it had been disturbed. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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"Jo" wrote in message ... Hi All, Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo I have heard that urinating on your boundaries and or sprinkling human hair [from the barbers] leave so much human scent that the foxes avoid that area. I don't have any personal experience as the foxes that visit our garden don't do too much damage, now that the only live stock are few rats in the compost. |
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"Diane Epps" wrote in message k... "Jo" wrote in message ... Hi All, Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo I have heard that urinating on your boundaries and or sprinkling human hair [from the barbers] leave so much human scent that the foxes avoid that area. I don't have any personal experience as the foxes that visit our garden don't do too much damage, now that the only live stock are few rats in the compost. Perhaps I'll get my hubby to 'water' the garden this evening! Thanks for the tip. Jo |
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Jo wrote:
Hi All, Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun. |
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"Jo" wrote in message ... Hi All, Mr Fox has been at it again. Mr? How do you know it is a 'he'? Us poor blokes get the blame again :-(( |
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"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message ... SNIP Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun. Oooh, how impressive. Not. |
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"batgirl" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message ... SNIP Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun. Oooh, how impressive. Not. He answered the question. Hardly calls for your sarcastic comment. Dave |
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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:38:22 +0100, "Dave P"
wrote: "batgirl" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message ... SNIP Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun. Oooh, how impressive. Not. He answered the question. Hardly calls for your sarcastic comment. Tosser. |
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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:34:11 +0100, Derek Turner somewhat@odds
wrote: Jo wrote: Hi All, Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray. Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works? Jo Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun. PLONKer |
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