"Gardening_Convert" wrote in message
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I seem to have a problem with Squirrel's digging up and eating my
spring bulbs

Is there anything I can do to stop this ?

I have bought a Squirrel feeder this weekend and filled it with Peanuts
to try and distract them .

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Use galvanised chicken wire as suggested elsewhere. Or some physical
barrier which will allow the shoots to emerge but stop anything
burrowing underneath. As already suggested, peg the chicken wire
down. The best bet IMO is large staples made from galvanised metal
coat hangers etc. A physicl barrier is preferable to a chemical one
- i.e pepper, as the latter is liable to get washed away.

If you supply squirrels with peanuts right now, all they will do is
take as many as they can, and bury the surplus around your garden.

This can be entertaining to watch, as are squirrels in general.
But if you don't want them exhausting themslelves trying to
dig through hard ground in the middle of winter seraching for the
buried nuts - and sampling whatever else is at hand - it might be better
to hold off with the peanuts for now. When they still have plenty of
other food sources available in the form of rose hips etc.
And other peoples peanuts.

Not to mention the fact that the squirrels may be taking peanuts
at the expense of the birds. Who can be beneficial, in addition
to being a purely decorative addition to the garden.

michael adams

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Cheers

Colin