Re: Squirrels Steal My Rhizomes
From: Miriam Dyak <mdyak@life-energy.net>
> Marte - I put a strong wire basket cage over catnip plants when I first plant
them so the cats can
> eat the leaves but can't dig up the whole plant. This might work on iris to
discourage crows and
> deer and elk until the soil settles in around the plant. I haven't bought any
of these in a while
> (they last forever), but I recall they're not expensive. Miriam
>
> Some folks on the list have reported that CROWS will pluck newly planted
> rz right out of the ground & fly off with them. Apparently they're doing
> this out of curiousity, attracted by the disturbed soil -- they don't
> eat their "finds" but the result is just as discouraging. My nemesis is
> elk, & to a lesser extent deer, both of whom will pull unfamiliar or
> newly located plants out of the ground only to discard them if they
> don't like the taste. Neither bother bearded or beardless irises tho
> they can damage the plants by walking on them to get at something
> tastier -- & elk have really big feet!
>
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