I live in NC and on the occasion that the blossoms do not get killed by a late frost my plums and peaches do well. The Problem is the Squirrels. 2 years ago I had a full tree of peaches and I left town for 3 days and when I came back they were all gone. all that was left were the pits under...

I know, I have not even broken ground on my garden yet. But I has having my morning coffee and looking out back and imagining it full of lush plants to feed my family and it hit me. There is my nice swing that the squirrels shredded to use the stuffing for their nests. There is the herb...

The squirrels are not very skittish in my area. I would even go as far as to call them rebels and risk takers. I spend a lot of time watching them jump from tree to tree. They don't run off when they hear you coming until you get literally RIGHT UP on them. So my problem with them is that they...