CULT: Squirrel talk

Putting down a bunch of chicken wire works put it is not only hard to do and expensive, but makes ongoing maintenance a nightmare.

My resolution was easier - NO TREES! (except a couple decorative dwarfs.) There are still some squirrels from neighbors trees, fortunately they don't have very many trees either but what a huge difference from my last house that was like a squirrel habitat/playground...

Mike Greenfield wrote:
This spring they ate the blooms off the black walnut tree in the corner of
my yard. There is no nuts for them. We can not have bird feeders for them.
They destroy them.They are starving because of over population. They have
very few enemies here. A few are killed by cars.
I cannot afford food for 100 squirrels. More if I start feeding them. Many
cities are having squirrel, Canadian geese, opossums, and raccoon problems
in town.

I love wild life but in its place and it should be controlled where no
natural enemies exist. The laws will not allow you to do it in town.

I have watched the squirrels while they are eating the rhizomes. This year
they are pulling a lot out of the ground. 25 or 30 so far. These are newly
planted ones. I have seen them cut the fan off the older plantings and cut
on the tops of uncovered rhizomes. I have not lost an iris yet from them but
I have lost quite a few seed pods, none this year.

They cut the roots off two rhizomes of Miss Mauve three times last year.
They dug it up 5 times. I saw no increases or bloom this year on it.


Mike Greenfield



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