I lost every apple on my tree to the squirrels one bite and drop method of eating apples. Thanks for giving me hope for a harvest next year!!!
@deyongutube
Жыл бұрын
This is a very brilliant idea. The few apples and pears that we had were all eaten/ ruined by rodents & birds last year so I am going to use your method. Thanks so much!
@tarar6926
Жыл бұрын
For anyone interested, these kind of containers are called "clam shells" in the berry industry.
@mailywong9612
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tip
@josealvarado9858
2 жыл бұрын
Great man .I always lose all the peaches . Cause squirrels and birds eats them. I will try your method . Also i can reuses those containers that we put in the trash. Thanks man for share your ideas.
@mikefegredo8177
10 ай бұрын
Great idea, I've been struggling with these issues for a few years so thank you very much for your advice.
@charleshunter993
Жыл бұрын
Genius! Squirrels are stealing my peaches. This looks like it might work.
@danak8185
3 ай бұрын
I found this video because I was looking for a solution for the same problem, but with squirrels eating my apples. I live in the south where apple trees don’t grow as tall as they do up north, so I am going to try this method. Thank you!
@angeloporter6830
2 жыл бұрын
Great Idea. Thanks for this great tip. I will certainly use it. You are correct that the intact fruit is far more important than a tree fashion statement. Wish I had discovered your channel sooner. Thanks Buddy.
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate it!
@gardeningrelaxation
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliam. Protect the fruit and reuse plastic. I am going to post in FB group. We need more people doing these kind of thing. Save lots of money too.
@WebSurfingIsMyPastime
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for re-inforcing a suspicion we all have about how to protect fruit. (Mainly, to wrap a protective barrier around your fruit)
@user-ij1mz1fv5h
27 күн бұрын
I've had a peach tree for years and the one that ate them were the squirrel. I'm trying your Idea,did some and I will do more when I have the containers. That you for posting this
@pastimepursuit7212
2 жыл бұрын
Function over looks. You sir are a genius. Remind me of myself: creative thinking. Thanks.
@claudetteking6198
Жыл бұрын
You're so right to protect them,and be able to consume those peaches,they look very 👍 good (decorative).
@forpeace1580
3 ай бұрын
best idea I've seen yet and so practical! Love it!! Gosh, have none on hand, shall put thinking cap on and see how I can get some over weekend!
@kellypena974
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE peaches. Thank you for the awesome video!!!
@nancytharp8213
2 жыл бұрын
What a great idea 💡. I will try on my fig & avacado trees. Thanks for sharing 😎🏖🏝
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
Let me know how it works out!
@mwanamrembo
11 ай бұрын
As soon as I saw this i rushed to my pantry and got them and immediately covered my passion fruit. Hopefully they will keep the monkeys and birds away.
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
11 ай бұрын
I hope it works for you!
@bettablue2660
Жыл бұрын
Remember to add fresh clean water bath and a bird feeder around your fruit trees. This is why birds go after fruit and vegetables. Seeds and suit will help to protect everting from the birds. Squirrel need the same things.
@wscottsmith010
2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Thanks for sharing this tip.
@PaulMacklinAmazing
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been having huge problems with bush rats eating my ripe and Green tomatoes. I’ve tried using all kinds of cloth bags and sometimes they work but often the rats get in through the top of the bag or eat through the bag and continue to destroy the fruit. I’m so glad I saw your video. Tonight I will try with the plastic containers and see if that works better. I will let you know thank you for sharing
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul! Please let me know if it works for you. I am gathering more of these plastic containers now in the winter to protect even more peaches next year. I also use them to protect my plums and persimmons and tomatoes, so you can see this method works well for a lot of fruits. One tip is to try to clip the fruit right in the middle of the container, because it the fruit is touching the sides of the container (which have some small openings), some animals may be able to scratch or bite the skin of the fruit. I look forward to hearing from your experience with this method! Subscribe to the channel to help my channel grow! Thanks!
@gp1003
2 жыл бұрын
Plastic won’t stop a rodent. Check out the website QYFIRST to see available wire mesh bags. They are reusable and will protect your fruits and vegetables.
@karlacoco2821
5 ай бұрын
Awesome 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏I’ll start saving now and ask family members to thank you
@JN-pl7wk
2 ай бұрын
I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for a great idea!
@douglaspearce1187
2 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent idea! I have a peach tree and a nectarine tree and the birds eat most of the fruit. I will be giving your method a go this week.
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
It works very well here. And the bonus is that you can wait for the peaches to fall into the boxes, so you know they are ripe.
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
Is it working to protect your fruit?
@marthaballote18
Жыл бұрын
Good idea! I use scare tape and it works great too!
@m0n0wen
2 ай бұрын
Great idea! Going to give it a try on my mango tree, thanks for sharing! =)
@jasonobstein4448
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea!!!!!!
@bob7320448
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@Sundial1k
Ай бұрын
Good idea..I only wish there were big enough containers for a branch of cherries...lol
@Lvaladez114
26 күн бұрын
I have already tried this method. The squirrels just chew through the branch fruit drops clam shell pops open and they retrieve the prize. It does work for birds. My recommendation is to not plant your fruit trees near large trees they nest in or any tree that they normally scavenge for nuts.
@troubllefree
2 жыл бұрын
👍 thanks 🙏
@carloszambom1164
2 жыл бұрын
Esse Americano vai longe!!! PARABENS
@zherunw2908
Жыл бұрын
brilliant idea.
@Jacq892
2 ай бұрын
Definitely trying this thanks
@user-zl2nz5ej4e
16 күн бұрын
Awesome as I will give it a go today
@julietteyork6293
2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if heat from the sun creates toxic off-gassing from the plastic.
@ldlink3935
Жыл бұрын
of course it does....but the next question is, does it stick to the fruit, and will a quick rinse in water remove the contamination....but wait, theres more....rinsing it in water from the faucet may be depositing some other toxic mineral or chemical on the fruit... Better off just getting your fruit from the frozen food aisle, so you have no idea what really happened to the fruit and just hope for the best.
@franklin5083k
Жыл бұрын
@@ldlink3935 lmao😂😂. The reality of living and consuming in America is becoming a big joke.
@Simply418
Жыл бұрын
They need bpa free plastic containers in fruit
@kellypena974
Жыл бұрын
Next year I will use this idea.
@catracho1966
Жыл бұрын
Perfect 👌
@peteranserin3708
Ай бұрын
nice idea!
@twistedara
3 ай бұрын
We have two peach trees in our yard that we've had for 9 plus years. We've never had a single peach! I tried this container method and if they don't chew through it the peach ends up falling off the tree while they attempt to get it. There are oak trees all around the neighborhood what's squirrel nest one being in our backyard. And now our neighbors have peach trees in their yards as well. It's terrible it's so damn hard to grow ANYTHING because of these bastards. I had a greenhouse and they chewed that too. 🤬ING squirrels?
@albuterol71
2 жыл бұрын
this is a great idea! I have a few containers available. Do I need to poke holes in them to allow for proper ventilation
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
If your containers have no holes, then yes, you should. The containers I use are already full of wholes.
@lawdog1569
4 ай бұрын
@@self-sufficienturbangarden5009They clearly have holes. My problem is bringing in a ton of plastic nothing, to solve a problem I possibly could cure another way with WAY less effort. Sure I own machine guns and what ever else the world thinks us yanks have, but I'm getting old and I need a long term solution. poison? Base of the tree shields so they can't climb up? Netting from amazon, over the entire tree?
@smilesr4ever1
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately tried this and the squirrels chewed right through the plastic containers. 😢 They ate every last peach on the tree. Those boogers! 🐿
@tgtg4512
10 ай бұрын
This is what I was afraid of! Still looking for a method to protect my apples!
@twistedara
3 ай бұрын
We have two peach trees in our yard that we've had for I'm going to say a good 9 plus years. We've never had a single peach! I tried this container method and if they don't chew through it the peach ends up falling off the tree while they attempt to get it. Where is oak trees all around the neighborhood and now our neighbors have peach trees in their yard as well. It's terrible because it's so damn hard to grow ANYTHING because of these bastards. I had a greenhouse and they chewed that too. 🤬ING squirrels?
Really a bummer when you only have about 6 fruits on a new tree and the one bird ruined 3 lol - well I salvaged 2 and cut off the bitten parts--tasted good.
@LaFanfanTulipe
11 ай бұрын
This year, I had big peaches and many of them. My bone of contention is the worms. They probably can go through the containers. I lose about 20 percent of my peaches because of the worms. Luckily, I get so many that I can afford losing that percentage.
@anafontoura4492
2 жыл бұрын
I am going to try that..l my peaches were gone..funny thing they were not bites or dropped they took them whole
@Jeff-bl1rz
Жыл бұрын
Very attractive
@Estellamed
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video. What can ido for my cherries on my cherry tree?
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Estella. I dont have cherries here yet, but I imagine I would try the same thing, even though they are small.
@shelbyw6140
11 ай бұрын
I have cherry trees. I get average of 18 gallons a year. I have to use bird nets. When they start to blush, the dirty are on them till gone. Home depot has nets. 14ft x 45 ft is about 20.00.
@twistedara
3 ай бұрын
@shelbyw6140 this doesn't work with squirrels does it? I've had my trees for 10 years and not one peach. From two trees! It's a nightmare. I can't have barley anything i grow because of the squirrels. One of them just chills on my fence and looks into my kitchen window. Literally laying down on the top of a 4 by 4 post. 🤬
@kinyatathomas8150
2 ай бұрын
Smart
@Liz-do7sp
Ай бұрын
I just lost all my apples to the deers. They stuck their head over my lil gate and net. Then they got me for my peach tree. Didn't even leave a branch or leaf standing😢
@kellypena974
Жыл бұрын
I used the netted bags and tied it to the tree and some Carmen’s stole the peach and the netted bag.
@robzilla3447
2 жыл бұрын
Those effin squirrels ate my peaches all of them and they weren’t even ready yet those pieces of crap!!! 😭
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I see them almost everyday eating my peaches right now, and the peaches are small and green, far from mature. I find that they never really go for the ones in the plastic containers, so at least those I definitely save!
@ainati6121
2 ай бұрын
Can I use sandwich bag to wrap the fruits?
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 ай бұрын
Possibly, but they should be transparent for the sun to go through, and you also have to be careful with the heat. If it is too hot there, flimsy plastic may melt.
@diyamateurequestrian1286
Жыл бұрын
how does that perform in wind and storms? I just lost every single piece of fruit on my apple, then pear then peach tree.
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
Жыл бұрын
I cant tell how effective it is, we dont have many storms here. But it is worth a try, since it may have add some protection against the wind and rain.
@diyamateurequestrian1286
Жыл бұрын
@@self-sufficienturbangarden5009 I'm going to try this next year for sure. Everything else I've tried hasn't worked. Just lost my last peach today. uuuuggg! LOL. great video thank you for this!
@johnjohnson1313
Жыл бұрын
Did this end up working? I might try it. Squirrels have devastated my peaches in the past.
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I use this method every year, and it works very well.
@johnjohnson1313
Жыл бұрын
@@self-sufficienturbangarden5009 Thanks I'll try it. I'm at my wits end with the freakin squirrels!
@anafontoura4492
2 жыл бұрын
Can I use it for grapes and figs slso?
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
I dont currently have grapes here. One person I know growing grapes had a hard time fitting the grapes inside the container. The bunch of grapes was too large for the container. I am starting to grow a fig tree, but it is so small that I have bird netting around it for now. I assume you can use the plastic containers too, but it is just harder to wrap the figs because of the location they usually sprout from the tree. (peaches sprout at easier locations to wrap them without having to break the branches/leaves)
@user-rb7fi2wz6z
11 ай бұрын
Squirrels ate all my four hazelnut trees every year. The trees with many thick branches , very tall . And squirrels ate too early and drop all over the places on the Grounds. Really messy. They used to take and bring to dig but now? Squirrels , birds, chipmunks are my cherry trees. The cherry trees are talk. Impossible to cover…. I put silver tiling or a blow up beach ball or … Still not working. As well as blueberries. Mostly I can cover blueberries. Those animals live at the wrong places!
@ldlink3935
Жыл бұрын
Easier to get a pet hawk
@mariadsa2024
2 жыл бұрын
But they eat the flowers before the fruit.. what do i do. Please reply. How to save the Flowers
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Maria. I am not sure how to save the flowers. My trees have so many flowers, hundreds of them (maybe thousands if I count all trees combined) that even if the squirrels eat flowers, there is just too many and fruit will come out anyways. You should not use the plastic containers on the flowers because if wont let bees in to pollinate.
@mariadsa2024
2 жыл бұрын
@@self-sufficienturbangarden5009 right. I had thousands of flowers too but nothing at all now. Today i saw only one small Avacado. Sir please help and let me know what i should do. Iam truly working hard on my garden.
@agustin8859
2 жыл бұрын
Maria, If your flowers aren’t setting and turning into fruit it could be a lack of pollinators or maybe your tree is not self pollinating. The temperatures could be too high, the nutrients in the soil could be missing for that type of fruit tree or it could be in the wrong climate. There are too many factors for anybody to actually tell you what the issue is without knowing where exactly you are and your soil condition and all the other needed information.
@mariadsa2024
2 жыл бұрын
@@agustin8859 good morning, i have a few Avacado's already. If you could give me your watsapp number i could send you the picture of it. It was full with flowers but at the end nothing much. I saw the squirrels eating and after i tied my dog close to the tree we have a few of those at present. Thank you very much 🙏 dear and God bless you forever 🤝🌹👍
@janettekinney5934
2 жыл бұрын
You never have a problem with squirrels chewing through the plastic? I’ve had the squirrels chew through wire and through several plastic feeders to get to bird food.
@self-sufficienturbangarden5009
2 жыл бұрын
No, they never chewed through these plastic containers. I guess I am lucky? Or the squirrels here are not too bad.
@janettekinney5934
2 жыл бұрын
I’m going to try it, I’ll let you know! This is the first year we’ve had any peaches so I’m going to be sad if they get eaten by not me!
@erinwilliams682
Жыл бұрын
The first year I tried this none of my peaches were eaten. This year the squirrels figured it out and chewed through all the plastic clam shells.
@michaelrodriguez1909
Жыл бұрын
This method does not work with possums
@mrbassman1972
Жыл бұрын
Putting 60 of these on my tree is insane...LOL it's way too time consuming and where do i buy 60 of them? A squirrel will eat them in no time.
@anonymouse3881
2 жыл бұрын
Smfh
@justfarmin1711
2 жыл бұрын
LEAVE SOME FOR THE BIRD & ANIMAL KINGDOM - THEY ALSO HAVE TO EAT
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