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  • From: sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] how to tell if apples are ripe?
  • Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:38:01 -0500

On 8/26/2012 4:43 PM, Ginda Fisher wrote:
I have a Jonathan apple tree with about 2 dozen large apples hanging from it.
This is a very unusual occurrence, as squirrels have removed all the fruit by
mid-August in every recent year.

How can I tell when to pick them? Probably I should pick some now, even if
they aren't fully ripe, just to get some apples. You never know what critter
will take an interest in the tree tomorrow, after all.

Thanks,
Ginda
eastern MA, zone 6

Ginda,

No guarantees, but putting ziplock bags around the apples may slow down or stop the critters. It
works somewhat, for me. If I have some fruits of special value, I will wind some additional cheap
bird netting around them.

If you are having such big squirrel problems, I would go for an elimination program. Active trapping
is the key here. This season, I have gone from two removals per day down to one every two or three
days. Yes, some others will move back in, but you can keep the numbers down

Sherwin Dubren




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