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Peaches from last year (bagged so no pesticide was needed) (infosec.pub)

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[–] GooseGang@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good idea, are the bags also squirrel-proof?

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not OP, but bags around here are only effective against small critters like flies and wasps.

For bigger critters like that, a cage around the fruit or dome for the tree is the only thing that is able to prevent their access. They are quite clever

[–] GooseGang@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

Thanks that makes sense. My dad has problems with squirrels and his peach tree so I appreciate the info