Re: %#$*@ Squirrels!

Eric J. Forbis (forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu)
Mon, 29 Mar 93 16:41:55 CST

On Mon, 29 Mar 93 13:39:56 -0800, Robert Allen wrote:

>
>>>Last Fall I had problems with a squirrel who liked nothing more than to
>>>come dig up my D. binata "marston giant" up and leave it out in the
>>>sun....I tried everything short of murder to no avail - each afternoon I
>>>would come home an d fin it uprooted....
>
> You should have tried murder.

Have you tried spraying your plants periodically with a some sort of
potion? A little nicotine sulfate or pyrethrin might give them a bad
experience without killing them; if they both learn to avoid your plants
and keep other squirrels out, might be worth it.
Eric J. Forbis forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu