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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Sep 10 2012 : 06:40:04 AM
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I'm bound and determined to plant Spring bulbs this fall, but I need some guidance. We have a plethora of squirrels around our neighborhood and the last time I planted (300 bulbs), I ended up with ONE daffodill the following spring. Those darn squirrels took every single one and that turned me off for a while. But envy is a great motivator and I yearn for a bright, springtime bloom filled yard after a dull winter, and my neighbors seem to have that....
What can I do to keep those little buggers away from my bulbs?
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2012 : 11:44:35 AM
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make/or buy little wire cages, big enough for 2-3 bulbs, add soil, dig hole to proper depth, put in cage, and cover, leave stalks will poke up thru openings, once they are going, add blood meal to soil...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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