Re: [gardeners] Apricot thieves!
Ron Hay (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 08:04:29 -0700
Hello, David,
Thanks for your kind reply. We don't have a dog, and our neighbors' dog is
almost too old to bark. Will have to search for another solution, since dog fur
gives my wife an allergy attack.
Ron
"David G. Smith" wrote:
> Sounds like squirrels to me. Our problems with squirrels eating fruit and
> corn seemed less last year, I think due to our neighbors' big loud dog. The
> dog likes to run along the fence between our garden and their yard, and
> bark. I found it annoying at first, but I've come to appreciate it.
>
> David
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Hay <ronhay@pacbell.net>
> To: gardeners <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 10:41 AM
> Subject: [gardeners] Apricot thieves!
>
> > Help! This is the first year we have had any signifucant number of
> > apricots on our tree, and all of a sudden, as they ripen, predators
> > strike at the crack of dawn. They may be birds, although I rather
> > suspect they are squirrels, since some of the pits are gnawed a bit, and
> > there are no real peck marks on the interior of the fruits.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > I am about to go out with my fruit picking pole to harvest whatever I
> > can, to let the fruit ripen in the house.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >