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Comments (5)I have squirrel problems too. One thing that has been pretty good for me are white fabric hairnets, also called bouffant caps - the kind they use in clean rooms. I'll use a larger round pot and plant several seeds about 1" apart or whatever in it. I also top off with chicken grit if I think the seedling can compete with it. Then I stick a chop stick in the middle, put the hairnet over it (they are reusable BTW and last from year to year). Then I put a rubber band around that. It doesn't heat up like plastic, it lets the rain in and keeps the seedlings from drying out, keeps them from being crushed by water, keeps them from scorching in full sun. You can also water through them. Open it up once and a while for circulation if it's particularly damp out for a few weeks. The hairnets will stay on without the rubberbands but animals might take them to make their nests. Here is a link for this type of cap, though I am not sure what brand I have. Here is a link that might be useful: Bouffant Caps...See Moreis pine bark chip mulch less inviting to squirrel digging?
Comments (9)I doubt that it would. In my experience, gravel or lava rock is about the only thing that stops them probably because it's sharp. The lava rock works really well for me with my potted plants. I guess the same principle as the gravel. I've always used blood meal for newly planted areas. It seems if I can just keep the critters away for the first week or so, they rarely go back and cause serious damage. It is amazing what happens if I don't use it. They will dig out every single plant I put in the ground. It's almost like they watch me and follow right behind with those little claws. A bunch of us are being severely chastised right now on the Orchid Forum for our hatred of these demon spawn. The Squirrel Rights People just never give up. Kevin...See MoreSquirrels, Squirrels, Squirrels and more Squirrels
Comments (40)haaahaha...i now don't feel so bad knowing that a family of squirrels has taken up residence in my garage. good thing my garage is not attached to the house. but they have torn a huge hole in the back of my garage, and it seems that they are not even scared of me anymore. when i go in the garage, the mother squirrel does not even move from her spot up in the rafters. i swear today that one of them was waiting for me on my back porch....wtf?? thankfully my husband has just bought a giant assault rifle type pellet gun and is excited to use it. the squirrels have done so much damage to our garage, i almost feel like we might as well tear it down and build a new one. they have ripped down ALL the insulation, and the holes are ridiculous. so...good luck to all you squirrel hunters out there...and just remember...they might be cute..BUT THEY ARE STILL RATS!!!!...See MoreHow does one prevent squirrels eating strawberries?
Comments (11)I experimented with a strawberry bed for the past two years and I'm starting to take the same position you are NHBabs. They are more work than most crops we try to grow. And I've found it difficult to find disease free plants despite using the most recommended mail order source. I am throwing away a whole bed of plants and planting cover crop for the rest of the season. But I had a second patch in the front of a different variety that I wanted to give a second chance to, so I moved some plants into the back. And I just had someone give me plants that I've planted. It's really a novelty crop to me. I don't have a large enough property to devote a large enough area to strawberries and to just have one raised bed of plants just doesn't produce the size crop that would make it worth it. But for those of you who do plan on growing them. I would imagine netting is the only way to go. You have to have enough of it to elevate the netting around the strawberry patch. You can't just lie it on the top of the plants because the animals and birds can still get the berries through the net. I anchored ours with bricks, but it was a pain and it wasn't as effective as it needed to be. So I'd have to come up with something else for next year....See Morealley_cat_gw_7b
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