J bluejblue@mastodon.world
Oct 25, 2026, 8:33 PMI grafted 8 yuzu seedling stocks with mature yuzu scions this spring but they’re unlikely to produce for at least two years.
One day I will be yuzu rich and will never suffer for want of yuzus again.
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Oct 25, 2026, 8:38 PM@jblue I used to think just planting more would outpace the rodents, but the problem is that unless you have some good predators on rodents, the surplus of food simply means rodents do what rodents are good at and make more rodents.
I hope you get some more yuzu. I empathize with your losses. I'm actually a little surprised that squirrels like them, much less unripe ones.
- J bluejblue@mastodon.worldOct 25, 2026, 9:03 PM
@ml we have mink but I’m pretty sure they just stick to the marsh for hunting grounds. I’ve never seen them take a rat. We also have raptors and they’ve predated on squirrels but haven’t seen them at rodents either.
The squirrels are the worst. I’ve literally seen them rip off and abscond with fruit from my trees/shrubs. I’m using organza bags and electric fence this year and so far it seems to be working for both squirrels and rodents.