SC - Medlars anyone?

[Donna J. White]

On Thu, 19 Jun 1997 18:25:34 -0400 (EDT) Aldyth at aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 97-06-19 13:40:30 EDT, you write:
>
><< I have one tree, but the squirrels keep a watchful eye on them for 
>the
> exactly perfect time to strip the tree and feast on their sweetness.  
>I
> have managed to get a few, but certainly not the amount I should get. 
> I
> can only hope those squirrels make themselves sick on MY pears.
> 
> I don't know anything about them.  The tree and a couple of fig 
>bushes
> were here when we moved into this house.  they are both quite 
>bountiful
> (if the varmints would leave them alone).
> 
> Genevieve >>
>
>Whiz down jalepenos in a blender.  Strain the product, and put the 
>liquid in
>a spray bottle, or outdoor spray appliance.  Spray the tree, fruit and 
>all.
> No more squirrell problem, or bug problem, or bird problem.  Works 
>great on
>strawberries, and really most any fruit or veggie.  Got the idea from 
>an old
>Organic Gardening book.  It works up here in Wyoming for me, and has 
>in other
>locals as well.
>
>Aldyth at aol.com
>
>

Might keep the dog away from them too, don't ya think.  Unless my little
monster (Part Wolf, Part English Shepard, Part Border Collie, Part HORSE)
is like the last dog I had who would eat cotton patch onions right from
the garden.  He'd eat burned popcorn, too.  Darndest thng, he walked a
little funny for a few days and then . . . .

<BWG>

Genevieve