Tribe.net. Local Connections Robert http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#f2a724c3-e047-4293-9b95-b36729958fb6 2008-12-26T17:59:11Z 2008-12-26T17:59:11Z

your guys are nuts!

Robert 2008-12-26T17:59:11Z lorenzo http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#1e7b4fb0-51c5-4f75-a8b2-f82fd67cf79a 2008-12-25T23:13:45Z 2008-12-25T23:13:45Z

hmmm. . .perhaps i should be more "squirrelish!"

lorenzo 2008-12-25T23:13:45Z Mandy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#903c4384-34f8-486b-b395-b6a1a513a2e9 2008-12-25T21:26:30Z 2008-12-25T21:26:30Z

But you would have 'squirreled' them away, surely?

Mandy 2008-12-25T21:26:30Z lorenzo http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#b19c62b6-9c9e-4312-a1c1-84fe17f707cb 2008-12-25T20:05:53Z 2008-12-25T20:05:53Z

if times were hard i wouldn't be able to buy nuts to feed the squirrels. . .or me. .

lorenzo 2008-12-25T20:05:53Z Mandy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#e171cb79-ef56-4f03-9369-5360dae70037 2008-12-25T19:17:46Z 2008-12-25T19:17:46Z

If times were hard, surely you'd just eat the nuts?! You would save a lot more energy, ammunition and washing!

Mandy 2008-12-25T19:17:46Z lorenzo http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#e459864c-a0b6-4c58-b1c6-5f154e10f78f 2008-12-25T19:05:29Z 2008-12-25T19:05:29Z

i think squirrels are cute and fun to watch. they prefer nuts and if you make a feeder for them, they may leave your garden alone. you could consider that recreation, watching the squirrels at play. and if times get hard you will have an extra protein source. . .stewed with herbs.

lorenzo 2008-12-25T19:05:29Z Mandy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#32d6f9c6-8c3b-4132-b7c2-859969901ad5 2008-12-19T08:06:21Z 2008-12-19T08:06:21Z

I really don't see the need to kill them! certainly over here they are not as prollific as rats,. In both cases if you don't provide food , they won't come.... simple!

Mandy 2008-12-19T08:06:21Z Robert http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#bc079391-d6d4-44a5-a11a-e7cc6ea089e6 2008-12-14T17:00:03Z 2008-12-14T17:00:03Z

your lack of creativity astounds me....that's simply Barbaric!

Robert 2008-12-14T17:00:03Z Tommaso http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#ceafdcf0-817b-4842-9a79-d570ba03397e 2008-12-14T15:03:05Z 2008-12-14T15:03:05Z

they're rodents, just kill them. They'll make more. Besides if you setup a death zone that every squirrel who enters never leaves the others will eventually figure it out and not go in there. you could set up some snares and then eat them

Tommaso 2008-12-14T15:03:05Z Robert http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#446d9eea-d0ed-46d6-8bd4-2cd9cab9c8a0 2008-12-12T01:01:21Z 2008-12-12T01:01:21Z

I wonder if you but small wire fences circling around the nearest large trees that are close to your garden if that would be a simple fix? Maybe they would not feel secure around the garden if they could not scamper up those trees?

Robert 2008-12-12T01:01:21Z Chili http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#60b6c75d-84f7-420f-9625-1fc212d2385e 2008-12-11T19:06:39Z 2008-12-11T19:06:39Z

yeah I loved getting sprayed in the head a couple of times to get the adjustments correct! and also if you have guests over and you invite them into the yard for a nice BBQ, it is best to turn the thing off! LOL at the memory of getting repeatedly tagged, then inviting best friend to get hosed too, unintentionally of course! um ha!

Chili 2008-12-11T19:06:39Z ~Ms. Purity~ http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#3474dea6-d2b6-4e21-b5d7-fefb4e576dcc 2008-12-11T18:53:53Z 2008-12-11T18:53:53Z

Ha ha, water pistols don't work so well on my cats. Bastards.

~Ms. Purity~ 2008-12-11T18:53:53Z ~Ms. Purity~ http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#9989a1a7-5197-4846-851e-ce2446c80c7b 2008-12-11T18:53:02Z 2008-12-11T18:53:02Z

I second the scarecrow. We used it to keep the dogs out of the flower beds. Worked like a charm. Just make sure you turn it off before walking in front of you. It can really startle you. LOL.

~Ms. Purity~ 2008-12-11T18:53:02Z Scott http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#ec5d1b0c-b989-441c-9ce0-e326d9305b77 2008-12-11T00:54:00Z 2008-12-11T00:54:00Z

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions! The day before I posted the original post, I put a lot of cayenne and mustard powder all over everything. After an initial squirrel attack, the critters seem to have backed off. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...

Scott 2008-12-11T00:54:00Z Mandy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#7cf77bf1-c8b7-4a28-b028-3fa6cf0190e6 2008-12-10T22:55:23Z 2008-12-10T22:55:23Z

What? Herons don't like water?!

Mandy 2008-12-10T22:55:23Z Mandy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#bad46233-5e77-4fc9-a59f-938c90b9b690 2008-12-10T22:48:36Z 2008-12-10T22:48:36Z

How about a regular water pistol? ....cat's have really good memories , why not squirrels?! My neighbour has one (on my aproval) as it doesn't harm my cat, but he thinks twice about 'squatting' in her garden now!

Mandy 2008-12-10T22:48:36Z Chili http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#9474c7a4-f605-4fc2-8095-e853a6f2d862 2008-12-10T22:02:39Z 2008-12-10T22:02:39Z

oh and yeah like their website says it also deters heron. I know, who has heron problems? but really, a landscaping client of mine had a pond full of thousand-dollar koi that kept getting eaten by a giant blue heron, and this contraption worked to deter it.

Chili 2008-12-10T22:02:39Z Chili http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#45456ead-410a-45a6-816d-50b0e7f26fa2 2008-12-10T21:59:59Z 2008-12-10T21:59:59Z

(I posted this in the green thumbs tribe in response to -I think- your same question; I figured others here night care for this information) I have had really good luck deterring pests - neighbor's poopy cats, raccoons, skunks, squirrels - with a motion-detector water sprayer called a Scarecrow. Love it! and it is much friendlier than the BB gun! www.contech-inc.com/Products/Scarecrow/ ps it is a bit pricey, but well worth it, and their customer service is really great if you break part of it as I did - they sent me new parts for free in a few days after calling them!

Chili 2008-12-10T21:59:59Z Audrey ♥ http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#d1751afc-00aa-4a39-b637-5756a92749d0 2008-12-10T21:52:34Z 2008-12-10T21:52:34Z

Have you tried the ultrasonic sound devices? Something like this http://squirrel-x.com/ultrasonic.htm might help. Not sure if they work, but might be worth a try. Squirrels were eating my flower bulbs earlier this year too. Can you put netting or a fence around the plants?

Audrey ♥ 2008-12-10T21:52:34Z Steve e http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#a473525e-6bcf-4601-854f-428de7c226ab 2008-12-10T16:39:26Z 2008-12-10T16:39:26Z

What kind of squirrels are they? There are ground squirrels (live in holes in the ground), gray tree squirrels (not usually pestilent in gardens) and Non-native red tree squirrels (I hear they can be pestilent in cities). A good air rifle will kill any of them. Traps are different for tree v.s. ground squirrels.

Steve e 2008-12-10T16:39:26Z Mandy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#409492cf-1ba2-4b59-aa59-0448be17e9db 2008-12-09T21:27:54Z 2008-12-09T21:27:54Z

They may be annoying, but I don't think I could kill them...Someone I knew once had them gnawing cables in her house though, they peed on everything in her attic too.!! Over here it is ok to trap them, but illegal to set them free again, so you have to kill them! ....better to not encourage them by leaving food around (like rats) They all go where the bird tables are.......

Mandy 2008-12-09T21:27:54Z Brian http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#5f413b15-3daa-4ae9-a7ad-25a24dba09dc 2008-12-09T21:14:24Z 2008-12-09T21:14:24Z

Our dog helped a little, but when they started destroying thousands of dollars worth of tulip and daffodil bulbs, I broke down and poisoned 22 of them. Almost lost our dog though when he ate part of one of the poisoned squirrels.

Brian 2008-12-09T21:14:24Z mike http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#c34c9ac9-0a21-40dc-81d7-4d8e34e63c3b 2008-12-09T09:04:25Z 2008-12-09T09:04:25Z

I had a German Shepherd who is great around people, especially gentle with small children but by itself around squirrels and anytime around groundhogs and the dog suffered from the Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde syndrome.

mike 2008-12-09T09:04:25Z Mandy http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#1ae117a0-47b7-40c4-abfa-2fa88b14b8a5 2008-12-09T08:10:49Z 2008-12-09T08:10:49Z

My cat plays with them! The other day one was on the roof of my shed squaking at the cat to chase it!

Mandy 2008-12-09T08:10:49Z Mrs.Purple http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#379e3c47-a5a5-4d97-8298-9e14ef6ad832 2008-12-08T18:29:17Z 2008-12-08T18:29:17Z

yep: get a cat or a dog. then they move on to different shores

Mrs.Purple 2008-12-08T18:29:17Z Fifi http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#8337501f-bba9-42c5-837f-82c52eb2179a 2008-12-08T15:22:19Z 2008-12-08T15:22:19Z

Though, come to think of it, I'd check into whether they're appropriate for edible plants/gardens since I've only ever used them in flower gardens (where they have been effective).

Fifi 2008-12-08T15:22:19Z Fifi http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#b592c677-849c-4b04-a4d6-4c0075b51c85 2008-12-08T15:20:46Z 2008-12-08T15:20:46Z

Mothballs spread through the garden can sometimes help too.

Fifi 2008-12-08T15:20:46Z ~Ms. Purity~ http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#47932a31-2d6b-4ec5-adae-1e8d5b18ab5a 2008-12-07T23:32:38Z 2008-12-07T23:32:38Z

We use an airsoft rifle (stings but doesn't really injure them) or we let the dogs loose.

~Ms. Purity~ 2008-12-07T23:32:38Z Scott http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/15797f8a-d2fc-41b7-8349-1c54ea992f59#3d2ff348-33b9-4664-b7ae-02b3946a1e07 2008-12-07T22:03:09Z 2008-12-07T22:03:09Z

Squirrels may be cute, but they are destroying my garden! Please advise. Thanks in advance, Scott

Scott 2008-12-07T22:03:09Z