I have read that sprinklering cayane pepper powder around your yard will drive them nuts. Squirrels as they move forward into your territory use their smelling power and nose! pepper gets to their noses and you will see then hurl off quick.

Does not hurt to try. keep some handy at all times, out of areas where kids play, and its cheap.

For my heirloom tomatoes, I got poison wheet, as tomatoes get big, I put wheet in a tamperproof box (to keep kids and dogs away). Its funny, last week when I went to refill the box, I found Acorn inside it. Poor thing had left behind its Acorn in preference for poisoned wheet! Yikes! God bless that one!

Quote from: WhitH on May 04, 2012, 01:16:31 PM

When I planted my 3-gallon carambola, I removed the tiny bamboo stake and staked it to a furring strip (long thin strip of wood, about 2 inches wide and about 8 feet tall) which I hammered deep into the ground next to it. I tied the young tree to it using grafting tape in several places, and have continued tying it higher as it has grown up the stake. The trunk it a lot thicker now and closer to being able to stand up on its own without problem. I think the key is to support the main trunk. It's a fast growing plant if given adequate water. One it has plenty of leaves, it won't be long until the trunk thickens up. That's been my experience anyway.

That will most likely just casue a tall, somewhat top heavt and possibly spindly tree.  As mentioned, they should most likely be pruned to promote branching whch in turn will build a thicker and stronger struck and an overall healthier, better looking and more manageable tree.