do squirrels bother your pole beans?

habitat_gardener · January 29, 2016

I have a south-facing fence that might be a good place to install some bean trellises, but the fence also happens to be the neighborhood squirrel highway.

Last year the squirrels enjoyed my 6 ft. perennial kale so much that nothing is left. They'd hang down from the fence to get the last bit of greens. They also munched down whatever they could reach on the cuttings I took from that plant. I've given up on growing my favorite kale here, and I'm hoping that whatever I plant near the fence this year won't derail them on their journeys from a neighbor's olive tree to our plum tree.

If the pole beans (beans or plants) are within easy reach, will the squirrels be likely to demolish them?

January 29, 2016	#1
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	do squirrels bother your pole beans? I have a south-facing fence that might be a good place to install some bean trellises, but the fence also happens to be the neighborhood squirrel highway. Last year the squirrels enjoyed my 6 ft. perennial kale so much that nothing is left. They'd hang down from the fence to get the last bit of greens. They also munched down whatever they could reach on the cuttings I took from that plant. I've given up on growing my favorite kale here, and I'm hoping that whatever I plant near the fence this year won't derail them on their journeys from a neighbor's olive tree to our plum tree. If the pole beans (beans or plants) are within easy reach, will the squirrels be likely to demolish them?