Out witting squirrels?
I have moved into a cottage with a lovely garden which is bordered by green belt land. However the very brazen squirrels seem to be digging up my bulbs as quick as I can plant them! Is there anything I can do to discourage this. I have found one of their buried stashed and tried redistributing but I suspect it might just be a waste of energy? Any advice appreciated.
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I have also, recently, had a squirrel fall out of a tree whilst gathering hazelnuts, and break my coldframe! Luckily it wasn't glass, only perspex, but the fall had pushed the sheet out of the frame. I found a stash of leftover shells inside the coldframe, he must have had a fistful of them when he fell from quite high in the tree.
You're right @yorkshirerose - burying them deeper will help, and also helps protect the tulips themselves, or so they say
Unfortunately, grit won't deter them though.
I stopped feeding peanuts altogether, and my bird feeders are caged, allowing small birds in only. That's helped keep the worst of the hordes out of my garden.
Jo
Good luck with it @joannekentsmith. They can be a real nuisance. I lose some bulbs every year, but it's balanced out by some of the mature bulbs spreading and multiplying.
Swings and roundabouts