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£95 worth of squirrel food

dangermousiedangermousie Posts: 356
in Problem solving
As you can guess from the title, all my bluebell bulbs are gone! I can try again, but this time cover them with green chicken wire and bark mulch. However, will that protection need to stay in place forever? Or do the squirrel lose interest after the bulbs have esstablished? Many thanks
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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    If I say they lose interest once the bulbs are established, the little ******* will start digging up everything in my garden. If an area is just for bulbs then I deem it wise to keep netting in place, just in case.
  • PenfoldGWPenfoldGW Posts: 18
    Ceres said:
    If I say they lose interest once the bulbs are established, the little ******* will start digging up everything in my garden. If an area is just for bulbs then I deem it wise to keep netting in place, just in case.
     :D That would indeed be typical. Thanks!
  • rowlandscastle444rowlandscastle444 Posts: 2,612
    And there was me thinking you'd gone nuts!!
    😁
  • dangermousiedangermousie Posts: 356
    rowlandscastle444 said:
    And there was me thinking you'd gone nuts!!
    😁
     :D 
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Whilst not actually toxic to squirrels, Bluebells contain chemicals which squirrels usually find distasteful so they leave them alone. Are you certain they were eaten by tree rats?
  • dangermousiedangermousie Posts: 356
    Hmmm, not certain at all. What else could have dug them and the wood anemones up?
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Wood anemone are also toxic to all mammals. Dug up and not eaten could be almost anything, from badgers to fox to rats or even corvids.
  • dangermousiedangermousie Posts: 356
    Ah I see, thanks!
  • amandapolk2068787amandapolk2068787 Posts: 1
    The squirrels dig up every bulbs that we plant is there anyway to stop them 
  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    The speaker at our Garden Club meeting tonight said plant them deep, firm the soil well and/or use chicken wire. It seems animals are attracted by the smell and the ease of digging in loosened soil.
    Southampton 
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