[NAFEX] Citrus and squirrels
Ginda Fisher
list at ginda.us
Mon Apr 21 07:53:06 EDT 2008
On Apr 21, 2008, at 7:30 AM, Harrick, Barbara wrote:
> Hi all! Has anyone else had any difficulty with squirrels bothering
> citrus in containers? I must have the greediest squirrels on the
> planet......
>
Yes, (Although technically my meyers lemon citrus is in the ground
when the squirrels have access to it. It lives in a pot in the
winter, and in my backyard in the summer.)
The first year I put it out the squirrels took all the unripe fruits
and buried them in the woods. (I found most of the fruits.) Since
then, I have caged it when it is outdoors.
Just a warning - last year I was having trouble with the cage blowing
away, and it had no fruit, so I left it unprotected. It was fairly
heavily "pruned" by deer, and something nibbled away a lot of the
bark near the base, mice or rabbits, I suppose. This year I plan to
use the cage again. I do not have especially heavy deer pressure, so
the citrus plant must taste good.
Ginda
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