Patio Peach Protection

[McCracken]

So I bought a patio peach from Lowes a couple years ago and it's been probably the best tree I've ever bought. It's puts out peaches every year and they are friggin' delicious. So much in fact that it's brings all the coons to the yard because, damn right, they're better than yours.

Now the squirrels are in on the party. The tree is in a large pot on the deck so I'm struggling to come up how to protect it. I have an electric fence on the garden for the deer so I thought about somehow pulling off that for some fun but im not sure how to make it happen just yet. I read where you can hang moth balls near the peaches because they cant stand the smell.

Anybody dealt with a small tree on their deck before that needs protection?

 

[McCracken]

 

[R Q]

Steel mesh on the deck as a ground and electric fence protecting the plants

 

[RatLabGuy]

Outdoor cat?

 

[McCracken]

No cats. I've got three dogs so I don't think it'll hang around.

 

[RatLabGuy]

Porch snek?

 

[CasterTroy]

Porch snek?

Rubber ones typically keep the dumb ones away

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

caught a black snake yesterday on our carport.....I don't think it would ship well.

 

[McCracken]

So later in the day I looked out on the deck and damn if a squirrel wasn't eating more baby peaches

I pulled the tree in the house. Eff that squirrel.

 

[89wrangler]

Pellet gun. problem solved.

 

[Loganwayne]

give john a pot and a spoon and tell him its a secret mission and he has to scare everything away. it might work once and free day care for a couple hours.

 

[shawn]

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

the biggest issue with squirrels is that they arent touching the ground then they might touch the wire, and so they wont get shocked. Capsaicin can help to deter them. Sprinkle hot pepper dust all over everything including the fruit.

Are they just coming during the day? The red eyes might work for night time. I might just have your dogs hang out on the deck during the day.

 

[RatLabGuy]

I'm disappointed this has not been suggested yet

 

[TARider]

Pellet gun. problem solved.

Rumor has it they quickly learn the sound of a window opening. I cannot confirm or deny that rumor.

 

[Caver Dave]

Rumor has it they quickly learn the sound of a window opening. I cannot confirm or deny that rumor.

Sound bite on a loop, playing to BT speaker outside... brilliant!