The squirrels got me

The squirrels got me #332650

By t9gear -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:27 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:27 pm #332650

Just got done planting various sizes into a huge planters. 20+
1 squirrel came by and destroyed most of them.
I used to think they are cute little critters but now they are enemy number 1.

With that being said. I need to repurchase some plants. I’m mainly interested in rosetted style low growing VFT.
I’ll also post in classified

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Re: The squirrels got me#332652

By TheTrapper -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:42 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:42 pm #332652

Dang squirrels!

Hug the Trees. Feed the Flytraps.

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Re: The squirrels got me#332665

By Cross -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:58 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:58 pm #332665

Squirrels... there's a reason I don't like them.

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Re: The squirrels got me#332674

By CpKid -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:48 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:48 pm #332674

Oh no! Sorry to hear about your plants! Time to develop bigger "Fly"traps...

Re: The squirrels got me#332676

By Cross -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:11 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:11 pm #332676

CpKid wrote:Oh no! Sorry to hear about your plants! Time to develop bigger "Fly"traps...

No no pitchers. Like these.

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Re: The squirrels got me#332677

By t9gear -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:14 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:14 pm #332677

Cross wrote:
CpKid wrote:Oh no! Sorry to hear about your plants! Time to develop bigger "Fly"traps...
No no pitchers. Like these.

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Greenhouse ain’t big enough

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Re: The squirrels got me#332678

By Cross -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:16 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:16 pm #332678

t9gear wrote:
Cross wrote:
CpKid wrote:Oh no! Sorry to hear about your plants! Time to develop bigger "Fly"traps...
No no pitchers. Like these.

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Greenhouse ain’t big enough

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No no, you just leave them outside. They get the squirrels, stray cats, obnoxious night birds, and the occasional dominion.

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Re: The squirrels got me#332680

By CpKid -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:51 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:51 pm #332680

Oh yeah forgot about those! Or maybe tree sized drosera?

Re: The squirrels got me#332681

By Cross -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:52 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:52 pm #332681

CpKid wrote:Oh yeah forgot about those! Or maybe tree sized drosera?

Yeah, the ones that pick up cows and suck out the life force

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Re: The squirrels got me#332691

By Fieldofscreams -  Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:01 pm
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- Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:01 pm #332691

Squirrels are the most destructive during spring. There isn't enough food so they search for it everywhere they can. Freshly potted plants is like a dinner Bell.

Mistakes were made

Re: The squirrels got me#332801

By tommyr -  Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:01 pm
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- Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:01 pm #332801

You'll need to build a cage out of chicken wire or hardware cloth to protect them.

Re: The squirrels got me#332802

By Fieldofscreams -  Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:03 pm
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- Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:03 pm #332802

Were the pots on the on the ground?

Squirrels are less likely to mess with pots that are up on tables.

Mistakes were made

Re: The squirrels got me#332807

By t9gear -  Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:17 pm
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- Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:17 pm #332807

Fieldofscreams wrote:Were the pots on the on the ground?

Squirrels are less likely to mess with pots that are up on tables.

Yes on the ground

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Re: The squirrels got me#332808

By Fieldofscreams -  Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:20 pm
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- Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:20 pm #332808

Yeah, don't do that lol

Always up on something.

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Re: The squirrels got me#332848

By DragonsEye -  Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:04 pm
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- Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:04 pm #332848

Fieldofscreams wrote:Squirrels are the most destructive during spring. There isn't enough food so they search for it everywhere they can. Freshly potted plants is like a dinner Bell.

.
Same deal with birds.

Blessed are the "cracked" ... for it is they who let in the light.

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