tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post115342336050265410..comments2023-05-15T08:31:37.312-04:00Comments on The Compost Bin: Vanishing StrawberriesAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03554979349774391422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-1153573097168420282006-07-22T08:58:00.000-04:002006-07-22T08:58:00.000-04:00Oh.. Rocket launchers aren't the best choice for s...Oh.. Rocket launchers aren't the best choice for squirrels, I'd suggest a 50 caliber machine gun mounted on a turret with a tracer round every 10 or so rounds so you can walk your fire into the squirrel.LOL<BR/><BR/>Then again, I just use a Hav-A-Hart live trap.Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-1153496502373553072006-07-21T11:41:00.000-04:002006-07-21T11:41:00.000-04:00I'm having the same problem, although I'm not sure...I'm having the same problem, although I'm not sure if it's squirrels or raccoons. I was thinking about tying bunches of the berries into little net bags (like the kind that some produce comes in in the grocery stores) to see if that deters the thieves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683254145775608514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-1153493271713300022006-07-21T10:47:00.000-04:002006-07-21T10:47:00.000-04:00Christa,I have the strawberries in a stone planter...Christa,<BR/>I have the strawberries in a stone planter in the middle of my backyard patio. Any netting would probably snag birds and squirrels and then my kids would want to investigate. :( Next year I'll move them somewhere near the vegetable garden so I can net them. <BR/><BR/>Steven,<BR/>I'm almost old enough for a rocket launcher too. :)<BR/><BR/>Annie,<BR/>Thankfully nobody messes with my vegetable garden anymore. I have it fenced in like Fort Knox. The strawberries are out in the open and close to a large hedge which provides good cover for the "tree rats".Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836531596317603886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-1153450250487736322006-07-20T22:50:00.000-04:002006-07-20T22:50:00.000-04:00Did the tree rats let you have any of the tomatoes...Did the tree rats let you have any of the tomatoes?Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-1153440036727143132006-07-20T20:00:00.000-04:002006-07-20T20:00:00.000-04:00Too bad the kids are too young for a BB gun! (but ...Too bad the kids are too young for a BB gun! (but you aren't).Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257330.post-1153435896828653022006-07-20T18:51:00.000-04:002006-07-20T18:51:00.000-04:00No fair is right! Get some netting around those ba...No fair is right! Get some netting around those babies! <BR/><BR/>We had something snacking on our strawberries,too -- birds, I think. We had to put up a bunch of netting.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.com