Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Eynsham Red May 2020 10:17am, 30 May 2020 5,911 posts	0 Eynsham Red rf_fozzy, do you mean the remains of the iris, or the remains of the 🐿 🐿 🐿 We have an iris which is flowering for the first time since it was planted five years ago! Fortunately we rarely see squirrels around here except in the winter when they come looking for hazelnuts.
rf_fozzy May 2020 10:18am, 30 May 2020 10,030 posts	0 rf_fozzy Remains of the iris.
D2 May 2020 10:27am, 30 May 2020 11,695 posts	0 D2 Oh no!! Bl**dy squirrels, I planted LOTS of colour coordinated tulips last autumn and none survived the squirrels attention.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) May 2020 10:29am, 30 May 2020 30,127 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I wish there was a way of deterring the squirrels, they are such a nuisance.
rf_fozzy May 2020 10:56am, 30 May 2020 10,032 posts	0 rf_fozzy My tulips have (more or less) survived the squirrels. They ate a couple of my gladioli bulbs (Inc one that had sprouted) but generally they've just been digging holes in places I'd rather they didn't in various pots. The iris attack is a whole new level - I wonder why they suddenly went for it - they're supposed to be poisonous to animals anyway
rf_fozzy May 2020 10:57am, 30 May 2020 10,033 posts	0 rf_fozzy At least when I get my greenhouse, I can keep things in there which should stop them somewhat - generally they don't like going inside places
sallykate May 2020 11:10am, 30 May 2020 6,468 posts	0 sallykate I’ve found chicken wire the only way to protect against squirrels. I put it over pots and even over the ground. Toolstation have a plastic-covered lightweight wire which is green so not too ugly. Tulips grow up through it quite happily.
rf_fozzy May 2020 11:53am, 30 May 2020 10,034 posts	0 rf_fozzy Sorry, brain fade this morning - it was a Lilly, not an iris. And definitely supposedly poisonous to animals. Anyway remains....
Angus Clydesdale May 2020 12:39pm, 30 May 2020 18,284 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Good eating on a squirrel. Just saying
sallykate May 2020 12:50pm, 30 May 2020 6,471 posts	0 sallykate I saw the (or a) fox at the allotment this morning. The biggest, healthiest urban fox I've ever set eyes on. No further squashes pulled up (maybe Silent Roar works?) but copper collars round my beans were all over the place. Encouraged to see that the spinach bed had no further damage either.