On 23 Apr 97, Marilyn Boissoneault wrote to Dot Pocock...
Hi Marilyn...
DP> I am looking for anything and everything that will keep squirrels out
DP> of my garden.  I've already lost one pepper plant and several leaf
 MB> Are they eating the plants or just digging them up? I've not had
 MB> squirrels eat plants, but they like to dig and uproot, and also
Yes... that's what they're doing all right.  And, it seems they don't want to
dig where there's no plants - it HAS to be right next to a tomato or pepper
plant so that the roots get exposed.
 MB> dig in my pots!  They are hard to control.  They don't like hot
 MB> pepper so a dusting of that or a spray might deter them. But
That sounds like what Linda suggested - capsicum spray.  I have some herbs in
pots on the patio but the squirrels don't seem to bother them.  They did like
to dig around my chives until I put rocks in the pot where the soil was
exposed - now they leave it alone.
 MB> squirrels are real clever!  Trying to keep one out of a bird
 MB> feeder can be a full time occupation. Don't have quite so much
 MB> squirrel problem now that my neighbors cat is out in the back
Well... we have a cat but he's an indoor cat - has never been outside in his
entire life and he's 11 years old.  He watches from the window but he 
robably
wouldn't know what to do with a squirrel if he got up close and personal with
one - he'd probably turn and run the other way!  :)
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