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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

I had planned on bagging in later stages, but they began stripping the fruit
when it was very small.  Yes, these are particularly sweet pomegaranates.

I do think I'll need to set up a squirrel feeder to take pressure off the
trees.  

Or I could build cat ladders and cat habitats right up to the treetops...

~ Stephen

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of MARIE ASHTON
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 8:08 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] pomegaranate bagging results

I am interested in the time of development when the squirrels ate the fruit.

Did they eat it when it was small young fruit or when it was starting to 
mature? I would be surprised if they ate the young fruit, normally the skin 
of the pomegranate is very bitter. You must have a very sweet variety, the 
skin of the sweet varieties is not as bitter.
Perhaps you could bag in only the later stages and then with the nylon as 
suggested.
We have not had any squirrel or deer problems with our pomegranates and we 
have both but there is a lot of other stuff for them to eat.

Regards,
Oak Creek Orchard
www.oakcreekorchard.com
bwoodtx@verizon.net