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

"Jo" wrote in message
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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


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Jo

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"Jo" wrote in message
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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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Renadine

Waste of money, IME.

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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...

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On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:17:11 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

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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...

Prick.

"Jo" wrote in message
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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.

"Diane Epps" wrote in message
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"Jo" wrote in message
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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

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.

"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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SNIP
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo
Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun.

Oooh, how impressive. Not.

"batgirl" wrote in message
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"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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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

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:38:22 +0100, "Dave P"
wrote:


"batgirl" wrote in message
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"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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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.

There are a myriad of potential answers which don't involve using a shotgun.
I find his answer offensive and that was the politest reply I could give.

"Dave P" wrote in message
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"batgirl" wrote in message
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"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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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

"batgirl" wrote in message
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There are a myriad of potential answers which don't involve using a
shotgun. I find his answer offensive and that was the politest reply I
could give.


What's great about newsgroup is it is an open forum. There have been many
suggestions, of which his was one. Whether you agree with it, or whether you
would implement it, is solely your choice. I see many ideas here I would not
use, so I discard them as an option. I don't see it as an opportunity to
attack another poster simply as their opinion of what to do in a situation
differs from mine or from my moral code.

Lets face it, we are gardeners are killers through and through...... I'm off
to pull some weeds and rid the veg of snails and slugs!!

Dave

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There are a myriad of potential answers which don't involve using a
shotgun.
I find his answer offensive and that was the politest reply I could give.

aforementioned wooden spoon

I prefer it to be done by a pack of hounds. The end is sudden, and sure
- or the fox escapes unscathed.

/spoon

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