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Squirrels have been in my window boxes of impatiens, impatiently digging, and uprooting several, while undermining the very roots of others...The watch cats are useless...is there anything I can sprinkle on the soil that will keep them away, but won't hurt my tender sprouts?
Attack of the Killer Squirrels Urban Wildlife
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 04:01 PM
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 04:39 PM
Right on the flowers? Do you think it would work on the soil, that seems to be where they're focusing....
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 04:43 PM
On the basis that lion dung discourages deer, you could try spreading cat shit around the box. (I'm not being entirely facetious.)
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 04:48 PM
"Maeda admitted that there is, however, a huge drawback.
"The odor is really, really foul," he said. "So we can only use it on tracks in uninhabited areas.""
It does, indeed, make sense, and the desired article is, in fact in goodly supply ;) ....But I'm a little loath to make my back porch smell like a giant litterbox....A giant pot of chili, maybe......
"The odor is really, really foul," he said. "So we can only use it on tracks in uninhabited areas.""
It does, indeed, make sense, and the desired article is, in fact in goodly supply ;) ....But I'm a little loath to make my back porch smell like a giant litterbox....A giant pot of chili, maybe......
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 04:56 PM
I sort of sprinkle the cayenne over the flowers and soil.
g. I also have dried fox urine which discourage the squirrels for the same reason. They think a predator is near so they stay away. And it doesn't smell.
g. I also have dried fox urine which discourage the squirrels for the same reason. They think a predator is near so they stay away. And it doesn't smell.
It is better to have beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 04:58 PM
Where does one procure dried fox urine?
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 04:59 PM
I use a product called Shake Away that I found on-line. Try the cayenne powder too though.
It is better to have beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 05:04 PM
I'm going out there right now with my pepper....But I may have to bring in the big guns for the herb garden.... :rolleyes:
Or just for the sheer entertainment value.....
Or just for the sheer entertainment value.....
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 06:09 PM
A quick Google turned up this product, which contains putrescent dried egg, garlic and capsaicin.
Sounds like a dish at El Bulli. <_<
Sounds like a dish at El Bulli. <_<
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 06:17 PM
Cathy, on May 19 2004, 01:09 PM, said:
A quick Google turned up this product, which contains putrescent dried egg, garlic and capsaicin.
Sounds like a dish at El Bulli. <_<
Sounds like a dish at El Bulli. <_<
"A waiter mists a fine spray of dried egg, garlic and capsaicin into my mouth. An explosion of unusual flavors, which is the hallmark of Chef Adria.."
We've had luck with Zoo-Doo, which makes our local possums think Smokey the Bear is in the 'hood.
“And another thing. You don't have to "move on" either. Not until you're ready. People say, Oh, you should be grateful. They say, Oh, it's time for you to move on. I'm like, What are you, a cop with a nightstick? I'll move on when I'm done playing the blues on my harmonica, thank you very much.
Really, people will tell you all kinds of garbage. Don't believe it.
You don't have to move on until you're ready.”
Really, people will tell you all kinds of garbage. Don't believe it.
You don't have to move on until you're ready.”
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 06:21 PM
Ooh, and Zoo Doo is a fertilizer as well, isn't it?
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 08:26 PM
Found the culprit, goddamit; ballsy bugger......
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 08:50 PM
Well, that's something I haven't seen before. Thanks for that.
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Posted 19 May 2004 - 09:12 PM
That's not what I heard :ph43r:
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