tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post8586046528851160572..comments2024-03-28T10:05:09.868+00:00Comments on Hazel and Jane's allotment: I Had a Little Plum Tree...Hazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-84373323242285549782009-08-19T00:26:55.376+01:002009-08-19T00:26:55.376+01:00That was rather an unfortunate casualty, wasn'...That was rather an unfortunate casualty, wasn't it, Clare? Perhaps KK will enjoy mirabelle crumble/jam/voddy/jelly/wine instead?Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-5333642159645263372009-08-18T11:50:41.805+01:002009-08-18T11:50:41.805+01:00I had a little plum tree...
too, but if you rememb...<i><b>I had a little plum tree...</b></i><br />too, but if you remember KK mowed it down with his noo toy!!Clare Channinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844177277811262218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-64793272144059961752009-08-18T09:38:59.607+01:002009-08-18T09:38:59.607+01:00PS: On Saturday please introduce me to the chap wh...PS: On Saturday please introduce me to the chap who has got rid of nearly 100 of the evil grey pests. I'll buy him a beer!<br /><br />Sorry - meant release ANYWHERE, not anyway.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-26354332551204378672009-08-18T09:37:48.413+01:002009-08-18T09:37:48.413+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-33283341612977662622009-08-18T09:36:55.977+01:002009-08-18T09:36:55.977+01:00I'm afraid I'd have to do trap & relea...<i>I'm afraid I'd have to do trap & release, which isn't quite the point,</i><br /><br />Sorry to labour the point - you cannot do that, IT IS ILLEGAL TO RELEASE A GREY SQUIRREL INTO THE WILD, ANYWAY, NOT JUST UP HERE.<br /><br />Well-meaning idiots (or just plain nasty people) are occasionally seen in the National Park releasing greys ... do they think they are helping the greys? Are they deliberately trying to hasten the demise of our native Red? Who the h*ck knows. <br /><br />If you live trap a grey it must be "humanely killed". Any vet will do that for you.<br /><br />Cages are not expensive, have a look here - <br />http://www.squirrelstop.co.uk/BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-19177553210611424382009-08-18T09:26:57.178+01:002009-08-18T09:26:57.178+01:00I'd need someone less squeemy than me to cull ...I'd need someone less squeemy than me to cull the squirrels - although I think that it should be done on a national basis starting a the lakes & working south. <br /><br />I'll deny the squirrel the plums, though, even though I couldn't shoot them.<br /><br />There's a chap at the Hill who has trapped & drowned 84 greys in the last couple of years - I'm afraid I'd have to do trap & release, which isn't quite the point, I know...Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-39619008004463607932009-08-18T08:27:52.877+01:002009-08-18T08:27:52.877+01:00Or you could leave the plums and shoot the squirre...Or you could leave the plums and shoot the squirrel.<br /><br />Greys have been seen less than 2 miles from our house, we truly fear for the safety and continued existence of the beautiful native reds who have shared Bag End with us since we moved in.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862210932296767630.post-56803298835654476542009-08-17T16:08:12.765+01:002009-08-17T16:08:12.765+01:00Get 'em off lass! They'll make a gret cru...Get 'em off lass! They'll make a gret crumble.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.com