April 16
...serving up your daily dish.
Park Street, Montclair, Saturday. By Scot Surbeck.
April 16, 2006 in Scot's Photo Journal | Permalink
How do tulip growers keep the squirrels from digging up all the bulbs?
Posted by: appletony | Apr 16, 2006 10:28:18 AM
I love that house! And I love the way it's painted. And the gardens. . .
Posted by: latebloomer | Apr 16, 2006 10:38:07 AM
I agree-although there was much ado about nothing when the house was redone (obviously a "taste" issue--those gardens are fab)--Spring's flowers are just a pure JOY!
Posted by: cstarling | Apr 16, 2006 10:55:59 AM
Was there? I must have missed that. My eyes just feast on that house every time I pass it.
Posted by: latebloomer | Apr 16, 2006 11:41:56 AM
I don't know the house or the garden but that pic is another masterpiece by Mr. Surbeck!!
Posted by: Surrounded | Apr 16, 2006 12:27:24 PM
We love that house almost as much as the door on the house at 303 Upper Mountain Ave (you know that door).
Posted by: katie | Apr 16, 2006 12:34:58 PM
appletony, not just "How do tulip growers keep the squirrels from digging up all the bulbs?"
But how, also, do they keep the squirrels from eating/breaking the flowers off once they bloom?
I ONCE had a garden in my yard with beautiful flowers grown from bulbs. Two years into into, all the freakin' mutant squirrels would decapitate all the blooms leaving nothing but green stems.
Posted by: justeL | Apr 17, 2006 1:51:55 PM
JusteL: Set up a bird feeder with a variety of seeds (and nuts if you're feeling generous) well away from the flowers -- the squirrels probably won't bother the flowers anymore. I've never had a problem with squirrels eating my bulb flowers. Watch -- when I get home today they'll probably all be chewed to the ground.
Posted by: twolips | Apr 17, 2006 4:00:34 PM
"How do tulip growers keep the squirrels from digging up all the bulbs?"
I scatter orange peels amongst the flower beds to keep the squirrels at bay. This has to be done at least once every two weeks but it seems to work.
Posted by: Leeeshe | Apr 17, 2006 8:36:03 PM
"How do tulip growers keep the squirrels from digging up all the bulbs?"
I scatter orange peels amongst the flower beds to keep the squirrels at bay. This has to be done at least once every two weeks but it seems to work.
Posted by: Leeeshe | Apr 17, 2006 8:36:29 PM
orange peels? really? that works?
I was thinking maybe a BB gun or something. Just kidding!!
Posted by: WoHoNative | Apr 17, 2006 8:40:08 PM
Orange peels (fresh ones) work to keep cats away, too. we use orange peels in our potted plants at home to keep our cat away from them.
Posted by: twolips | Apr 18, 2006 1:44:18 PM
