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Gregory Morrow[_4_] Gregory Morrow[_4_] is offline
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Default Plum jam and plum sauce


George Shirley wrote:

> Local market had small California red and black plums on sale for ten
> for a dollar. Ending up buying 80 of them, most for jam and sauce but
> many for eating. !@#$%^ squirrels got every plum, peach, persimmon, and
> most of the pears before any of them could ripen. Why can't they just
> eat the hot peppers, I've got plenty of those.



Is putting nets over those fruit trees a viable option or do the squirrels
simply laff at such a protective measure...???

I imagine they'd just chew through any netting...

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