How to care for your new peach tree and keep the squirrels from eating your peaches

[@ericacannone6362]

Just saw the squirrels running away with my peaches!! Will use this next year. Thank you

[@StevenLarkin]

They are relentless for sure

[@ChristopherAMacleod]

Our peach tree is giving fruit now for the first time! Thanks for this! I was thinking of wrapping a huge net over the tree. Your suggestion sounds so much easier! I just hope that we have the same luck!!!! :)

[@StevenLarkin]

Thank you for your comments I wish you all the best in you endeavors You must be excited I know I was really excited asnd hopefull

[@mailywong9612]

Nice peach tree , thank you for sharing

[@StevenLarkin]

You are welcome

[@mariagil2833]

Excellent idea. Good luck with your harvesting of those delicious peaches.

[@StevenLarkin]

Thanks for your comment

[@susanstribich7035]

Fox squirrels were nibbling at and running off with our loquats here & there. When fruit was fully ripe they cleaned off the tree in 24 hours. Then on to our soon-to-be-ripe peaches 🍑& nectarines 😖...SO frustrating after 5 yrs of planting, watering and caring for them 💰💰💰 , finally to have a good yield, but losing to critters . After looking into solutions I read a thread that many had stopped seeing them as cute, harmless, creatures and wanted them GONE. I was THERE, so I insisted my husband order top rated Quell squirrel trap---a KILL trap. I've set it daily in the crotch of a large jacaranda tree since day it arrived. Works great! Has killed 15 squirrels in 1 1/2 weeks! I load it with one peanut 🥜stuck to the wooden base w peanut butter. They simply cannot resist a single peanut🥜...even if they witness another squirrel killed in the trap. The squirrels don't even have a chance to get the peanut in their mouth before powerful trap springs, always smashing at the jugular for a quick kill. So, I pick up the peanut that sometimes fall out when trap & squirrel fall to the ground below, and reuse it. I bought bag of peanuts 🥜at 99 Cent Store. No need to buy squirrel attractant! The fox squirrels are NOT native to Southern California but were introduced by Civil war vets living in a home near Griffith Park in LA. Workers there said they couldn't use government food to feed their pet squirrels anymore so they were released & multiplied in Griffith Park...eventually migrating to Long Beach, where we live. I first started seeing them in a local park about 20-25 years ago, now they are everywhere! Problem is that although they are rodents people don't kill them as they do rats 🐀, which we would be overrun with if not for trapping & poisoning them. Mom once had to hire tree trimmer to cut large limb from our historic jacaranda tree because squirrels were getting into the shake roof of the house from it 😵 Fox squirrels are among the largest of squirrel species. I've just netted peach & nectarines with same mesh you used but not as wide (challenging), that I bought at the 99 Cent store (no zip ties). This is keeping the birds off them for the most part. Today I will harvest fresh, ripe, peaches🍑🍑🍑!!!! So happy to dwindle the line of predatory fruit-nibblers as our FIRST BIG crop of apricots🍑, since we planted the tree 5 yrs ago, are maturing! Can't wait for them. We also have 3 other peach 🍑trees, 3 apple 🍎🍏trees & a wonderful fig tree, with which I will be able to feed MY FAMILY 🙂 Hope this helps some of you to get over any guilt you might feel about killing squirrels that rob you of all your money & labors to grow fruit! P.S. I found the BEST Georgia peach cobbler recipe last. My family LOVED it.

[@StevenLarkin]

Thank you for your reply very good information God bless

[@StevenLarkin]

Well it looks as if you found a solution! I am of the conviction that if the fruit eating critters pay me rent, then they can eat the product, haha but we know that not to be the case. On another note... We did not have even one peach blossom this year. Why? Because of an unseasonable warm up in the winter. Our non eating peach tree had one blossom!!! it does not show signs of producing a peach. Our Apple tree had tons of blossoms, BUT none of them are telling me they will provide apples. What a season, Sad face

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[@susanstribich7035]

@@StevenLarkin Right, if they’d pay for the fruit, fertilizer & water bill 💵 then I’d be happy to share. I’ve been making hash marks on paper posted on the fridge. We are now at 23 dead squirrels but they keep coming. Makes me realize how they can clean off an entire tree once fruit is fully ripened & sweet. 😡

[@maryjanedavidson2804]

We planted a peach tree this spring, had 10 peaches on it, next week they were all eaten! So I am going to try this next year, I am sure the neighbors will get a kick out of it as it sits on the corner of our lot. Sure hope this works as I was looking forward to eating them.

[@StevenLarkin]

Haha it is weird looking for sure but it works

[@tgaten]

I’ll try this with my apple and pear trees. Squirrels are picking the fruit off before it’s ripe. They’ve even started picking them now, when they’re barely larger than a quarter.

[@mikegrantham7440]

I forgot about doing that. My grandfather used to do that in his peach tree.

[@StevenLarkin]

My parents used to do this in general in the garden

[@alicee5270]

Has it worked over the years? About to try this.

[@real2real118]

Great idea.... I will be trying this.

[@StevenLarkin]

Thanks for your comment and I wish you the best

[@titanart6225]

Do you spray your peach tree? My newly planted tree's leaves are covered w/ some kind of spots, a fungus I think. I've been spraying copper spray but I'm not sure if its working! I'd appreciate any help.

[@StevenLarkin]

So from early spring and lots of rain… I noticed little white bumps growing on some of the leaf’s. The white bumps turned into darker bumps and the leaf’s were turning rotten. So I pulled them off the peach tree This went on for about 3 weeks to a month. I won the battle as no more bumps were appearing. I am glad I did this!!!!

[@titanart6225]

@@StevenLarkin did you spray the tree at all? I believe I’m dealing with shot hole or coryneum blight.

[@StevenLarkin]

No I did not spray the tree

[@titanart6225]

@@StevenLarkin wow! God bless! My trees are struggling!

[@juliosdiy3206]

Y did u plant that unedible peach? Could have plant something else. That tin pan might be something i could use.

[@tiger1554]

I believe it's a bonfire peach tree. These trees are primarily ornamental but technically it is edible with and not flavorful.

[@StevenLarkin]

As the other person commented... this tree is for looking at (my words) ... I planted it as it grows 28 plus feet tall. The goal in this case is to block the view of the houses behind us.

[@truleyblessed7406]

Right on 👍🏿

[@StevenLarkin]

Thanks much

[@debrasillman5780]

How many peaches should I leave on a first bloom peach tree

[@StevenLarkin]

I am not an expert on the subject I left all the peaches on my new pea h tree It was about 4 years

[@StevenLarkin]

All of them in my humble opinion. I left all of mine on the first year it bloomed. We like 60 + peaches and I was concerned the branches would break ... But all was good

[@susanstribich7035]

My uncle still lives on the farm my mom was raised on in Michigan. When visiting last summer I realized that he’s a wealth of information. He has a good sized orchard w many kinds of fruit. He said he sprays the trees in early fruit-set with Sevin insect killer. It causes good amount of fruit drop that spares him having to pull off excess fruit, but “if you wait too long it won’t work”. So, take it from a lifelong farmer! Next year I will do this but just moved into my parent’s home recently. I think I need to have uncle Ken on speed-dial 📱

[@robertotorres2060]

Hope this work for me . thanks for the help

[@StevenLarkin]

I hope so too!

[@BibleChartDaniel]

My peach tree has peaches like your other tree, the bitter one. Definitely not edible. Any clue why?? Thanks!

[@StevenLarkin]

Sorry no I do not know why. We bought it as it grows realty tall like 30 feet or so

[@trides2293]

Epsom salt that’s what tree need your peace will be very sweet

[@StevenLarkin]

Interesting

[@johnjohnson1313]

Peaches grown from seed are often inedible. It needs to be a grafted variety.

[@adoptedchineseboy]

Did this work long term?

[@StevenLarkin]

Yes

[@StevenLarkin]

So yes this did work long term! I was very surprised at the effectives of this method

[@JubeeBijou]

Do you know if this works against birds?

[@StevenLarkin]

Hmmmmmm.... I think so as there were no pecks on the fruite. Good question 🤔

[@susanstribich7035]

I used same mesh type Steve did. It keeps birds off mostly, except maybe a few fruits that mesh rests on. Day after I meshed my nectarines I took a pic of a squirrel proudly enjoying a nectarine 🍑 where my squirrel trap rests in the crotch of a large tree. Trap was on the ground w a dead squirrel in it.

[@johnjohnson1313]

Why are you growing a peach tree with inedible fruit?

[@StevenLarkin]

Great question! This type of peach tree grows up to 30 feat which for a starter will help to shield the would be second floor porch dweller. This is not what I want to see as a city dweller. We also like the color of this peach tree. If you are not a member of my channel might you consider subscribing? Thanks for your reply

[@bluegrassdiggers9030]

leech ???

[@StevenLarkin]

I hang tins on the limbs and they do not know what to think of

[@Amo109]

For the last 2 years the dumb squirrels have stolen every single peach off my trees. I’m going to try this.

[@StevenLarkin]

Please let us know how this works for you

[@Amo109]

@@StevenLarkin I will, I can’t wait for next spring 🤣

[@amesornish1232]

TALK LOUDER

[@StevenLarkin]

Sorry about that

[@amesornish1232]

PLEASE

[@StevenLarkin]

Sorry for the audio