How Can I Cease The Squirrels In My Yard?
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About This Episode
The Grumpy Gardener helps a reader with their squirrel dilemma. Plus, Grumpy shares your largest gripes.
Query Of The Week
“The squirrels are consuming all the brand new shoots from my elephants ears, in addition to my succulents across the patio. What can I do to drive them away? I say this in secret, as a result of my daughter has named one of many ringleaders with the chopped tail, Grumpy, after you. And I do not need to see her endure.” -Anthony.
Grumpy’s Reply: Your daughter named a maimed squirrel after me? (laughs) That is touching, however um, let her know I’ve a bushy, absolutely functioning prehensile tail that permits me to hold the other way up in bushes and drop coconuts on impertinent folks. No, uh, to reply your query, one solutionis to place down a rodent repellent round your vegetation and the opposite is to purchase a squirrel entice thatdoes not chop off tails. Each can be found at your native dwelling and backyard middle.
Grumpy’s Gripe Of The Week – From You!
Jessica has one to share. She says, “A landscaper that we employed had full confidence in planting drift roses in entrance of my dwelling in Saint Augustine, Florida. He mentioned, ‘I had them at my earlier homes, and the deer by no means ate them.’ Properly, they lasted about 12 hours. They had been chewed all the way down to the nubs by the subsequent morning.”
Grumpy’s Response: It is true! They love roses. The thornier, the higher. So when you do not need to spray deer repellent, you possibly can’t have roses. You’ll be able to’t have hydrangeas, hostas, day lilies, azaleas, rhododendrons, pansies, tulips, or impatience both. Is not wildlife fantastic?
About Ask Grumpy
Ask Grumpy is a podcast that includes Steve Bender, often known as Southern Dwelling’s Grumpy Gardener. For greater than 20 years, Grumpy has been sharing recommendation on what to develop, when to plant, and the right way to handle absolutely anything in your backyard. Tune in for brief episodes each Wednesday and Saturday as Grumpy solutions reader questions, solves seasonal conundrums, and offers need-to-know recommendation for gardeners together with his very Grumpy humorousness. Make sure you observe Ask Grumpy on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you hear so you do not miss an episode.
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