Re: Bulbs and Squirrels

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• Subject: Re: Bulbs and Squirrels
• From: C* G* <c*@cbis.ece.drexel.edu>
• Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 09:54:22 -0400
• In-Reply-To: <1D54B7D14CADD111B6BF00805F31892E035C367C@gsnb05e.et.gs.com>

>Good Morning,
>
>I am a new, but obsessed gardener.  (It all started with indoor plants.)   I
>planted tulip and narcissus bulbs in my back yard about 10 days ago (I live
>in Queens, NY), and discovered that squirrels dug up quite a few.   I am not
>home during the day, so I do not get to see the damage right away.  Any
>ideas on how to discourage such behavior without hurting the squirrels?

Plant bulbs, then about an inch above the tops of the bulbs, lay some
chicken wire. Cover with soil, as usual. Squirrels will get down to the
wire, but can't get past.

Use smaller wire (hardware cloth) for small bulbs.

Carl "Veteran of the Squirrel Wars, with scars to prove it" Gustafson

• References:
  • Bulbs and Squirrels
    • From: "Tomici, Donna" <Donna.Tomici@gs.com>

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