On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:15:28 +0000, Lazarus Cooke
wrote:


Give me the nod when you want a recipe for squirrel pie.....

I thought about that. Have you tried it? What are they like?

Nutty!
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(Lazarus Cooke) wrote:

Give me the nod when you want a recipe for squirrel pie.....

I thought about that. Have you tried it? What are they like?

Small. Your average squirrel weighs about a pound. Most of it is fur,
bones and other inedibles.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

In article ,
(Lazarus Cooke) wrote:

Give me the nod when you want a recipe for squirrel pie.....

I thought about that. Have you tried it? What are they like?

Small. Your average squirrel weighs about a pound. Most of it is fur,
bones and other inedibles.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

"Lazarus Cooke" wrote in message
om...
My lawn is full of little holes where a grey squirrel has dug up and
eaten my newly planted bulbs. Anything I can do other than chicken
wire?

Get a trap from Mole Valley Farmers and dispose of the vermin.

Alan
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Lazarus

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Hi Lazarus,
I have tried using yellow/green sulphur powder when planting bulbs. It only
has a short term effect, but works well for a while and is better than
nothing. You could also try the peppery additive which is being sold by
bird food suppliers. Birds don't mind it at all, but squirrels can't stand
it. (It's intended use is to stop squirrels stealing bird food).
Another great deterrent is a resident cat. I've lost far fewer bulbs since
I've had the killer 'Cougar'. (No, he doesn't kill squirrels - he hasn't
even caught one yet, but he's persistent).
The converse - and optimistic! - side to this coin is that your squirrel may
make you a present of a choice bulb stolen from a neighbour's garden.
{:-)))))))! (Wicked chuckle).
Spider

Lazarus Cooke wrote in message
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My lawn is full of little holes where a grey squirrel has dug up and
eaten my newly planted bulbs. Anything I can do other than chicken
wire?

Lazarus

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In article , Spider
wrote:

Hi Lazarus,
I have tried using yellow/green sulphur powder when planting bulbs. It only
has a short term effect, but works well for a while and is better than
nothing. You could also try the peppery additive which is being sold by
bird food suppliers. Birds don't mind it at all, but squirrels can't stand
it. (It's intended use is to stop squirrels stealing bird food).
Another great deterrent is a resident cat. I've lost far fewer bulbs since
I've had the killer 'Cougar'. (No, he doesn't kill squirrels - he hasn't
even caught one yet, but he's persistent).
The converse - and optimistic! - side to this coin is that your squirrel may
make you a present of a choice bulb stolen from a neighbour's garden.
{:-)))))))! (Wicked chuckle).


Thanks for this. I'll try it.

My garden is full of cats (none mine), partly because of the healthy
colony of sparrows that live here. Some people I had supper with on
Sunday were wondering why I stillhave them ( there are probably at
least twenty based in my small Brixton garden.) I may seek urg advice
in identifying the two plants that they seem to like particularly. But
my visiting cats are, I think, scared of the squirrels.

Sadly, on one side if my garden, the Spanish squatters (who were quite
nice) have been evicted. I don't think that planted many bulbs. On the
other, since they were raided the last time for the police - whether
because of drugs, or prostitution, or, what I believe to be the case,
the guy who was shot dead at the bus stop, the only benefit we've had
is the bits of bicycle that fall off their shed and the families of
foxes that live underneath it.

they're quite nice too, though.

L

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from Lazarus Cooke contains these words:

Give me the nod when you want a recipe for squirrel pie.....

I thought about that. Have you tried it? What are they like?

A bit like rabbit, but finer.

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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:
In article ,
(Lazarus Cooke) wrote:

Give me the nod when you want a recipe for squirrel pie.....

I thought about that. Have you tried it? What are they like?

Small. Your average squirrel weighs about a pound. Most of it is fur,
bones and other inedibles.

There's a surprising amount of meat on the back and haunches.

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Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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Subject: squirrels and bulbs
From: VivienB
Date: 20/01/2004 19:46 GMT Standard Time
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:00:51 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Put out peanuts. I doubt they'll bother digging for bulbs if there is easier
food around.

I put out lots of peanuts. More bulbs are being dug up this year than
ever before (Sorry!). I am just glad that we seem to have only the one
squirrel.


Put the peanuts in a neighbour's garden then.
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Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:
In article ,
(Lazarus Cooke) wrote:

Give me the nod when you want a recipe for squirrel pie.....

I thought about that. Have you tried it? What are they like?

Small. Your average squirrel weighs about a pound. Most of it is fur,
bones and other inedibles.

There's a surprising amount of meat on the back and haunches.

More gopher, Everett? ("O Brother, Where Art Thou")
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Nick Wagg

Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:
In article ,
(Lazarus Cooke) wrote:

Give me the nod when you want a recipe for squirrel pie.....

I thought about that. Have you tried it? What are they like?

Small. Your average squirrel weighs about a pound. Most of it is fur,
bones and other inedibles.

There's a surprising amount of meat on the back and haunches.

More gopher, Everett? ("O Brother, Where Art Thou")
--
Nick Wagg

In article , Martin Sykes
wrote:

"Lazarus Cooke" wrote in message
om...
My lawn is full of little holes where a grey squirrel has dug up and
eaten my newly planted bulbs. Anything I can do other than chicken
wire?

Lazarus


Put out peanuts. I doubt they'll bother digging for bulbs if there is easier
food around.

It's just occurred to me. If I put out peanuts for the squirrels how do
I stop the birds getting at them?

I supppose I'd better put out grass seed for them.

L

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