Modus operandi of the Manacoo or possum

[bovine421]

Isn't it enough that I'm at constant battle Total War over guavas and mangoes.You would think there would be a reprieve but no. Avocados! Never dreamed I would have to defend those to SOAB. I don't remember mr. Douglas from Green Acres or Old MacDonald having these kinds of issues. I have been wanting to go to Home Depot but jusr waiting for the weather cools off to check out and buy the galvanized duct pipes that The Californians suggested I use for a defense.

[Epicatt2]

Hmmm.....  I thought it was probably squirrels that took all my Mexicola Grande fruit this year, the first time that my tree had finally set a decent crop at about four years old.

What you reoprt here, Bovine, makes sense to me for why my avos all disappeared in August before they ever had a chance to ripen.  'Til now I had blamed the squirrels for the fruits' disappearance but an opossum now seems a likely culprit, although there were no half-eaten fruits found at the base of the tree..

I will have to try a slick galvanized shield around the base of the trunk to protect next year's crop, but wonderiing how tall is going to be necessary.

Miffed!

Paul M.
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[bovine421]

Hmmm.....  I thought it was probably squirrels that took all my Mexicola Grande fruit this year, the first time that my tree had finally set a decent crop at about four years old.

What you reoprt here, Bovine, makes sense to me for why my avos all disappeared in August before they ever had a chance to ripen.  'Til now I had blamed the squirrels for the fruits' disappearance but an opossum now seems a likely culprit, although there were no half-eaten fruits found at the base of the tree..

I will have to try a slick galvanized shield around the base of the trunk to protect next year's crop, but wonderiing how tall is going to be necessary.

Miffed!

Paul M.
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Off to the auto parts store to get some sandpaper and some flat brown or OD green spray paint. Beautification


That's going to be my strategy with this Ruby Supreme I planted it out away from all other trees and going to put galvanized duct around the base because the squirrels are decimating my guavas.

[bovine421]

Beautification. I think this is one useful strategy. I only have a couple of mango trees that the structure isn't accommodating for this technique. This will probably only have to be deployed during fruit ripening season