We awoke recently to find all the fruit had been picked from our two, three-year old tangerine trees. One tree was days away from harvesting (maybe 20 tangerines) and the other tree still had green fruit and buds coming in. All gone, taken to a squirrel's burrow.
Before the tangerine trees we were convinced by a landscape company that we should have two lime trees in our backyard. They grew for 10 years and were putting out a steady supply of limes. Problem is, neither Moreen or I like limes.
Neither did the squirrels. Year after year there would be a couple dozen limes from the two trees. But, no, the squirrels didn't take those, which we would have preferred over letting the fruit drop to the ground.
The varmints have also mowed down any efforts we've made to plant veggies or flowering bushes. Once the seed breaks the ground, off with its head. We keep talking about getting planting hanging baskets to grow what we want, because squirrels wouldn't be able to get to those.
At least, not yet.
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