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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    November 14, 2014
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    Other than adding some chicken wire over top of the planting area, slightly covering with soil and mulch, you may want to consider tactics that prevent these critters from coming to the area altogether. Try these articles for some helpful tips on keeping the squirrels and rabbits at bay: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/get-rid-squirrels.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/keep-rabbits-out-of-gardens.htm

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    Volcano2014 on
    November 13, 2014
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    Set a trap for the rabbits and squirrels. You can buy one of those live traps off of ebay for not too much and then you can release the critters someplace with plenty of woods or whatever habitat they live in.

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    BushDoctor on
    May 5, 2020
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    Unfortunately, your photo did not come through. I am unable to see the problem to diagnose it.

    In the meantime, this article will help you with their care:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/silver-squill/caring-for-silver-squill-plants.htm

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    GKH_Susan on
    December 11, 2020
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    They do well in dry, arid situations. These articles should help:

    https://travis-tx.tamu.edu/2020/10/12/giant-sea-squill-a-fall-bulb-to-try/

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/scgen/keeping-succulents-alive-in-winter.htm

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    GKH_Susan on
    December 29, 2021
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    If you have been running a heater, it could be the air temperature is too dry. Try misting them a bit. Also check for any bugs that might have left sticky sap, such as scale or aphids.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    May 5, 2022
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    In order to be fair to gardeners around the world, we must include information on many plants. Any plant has the capacity to become invasive if given the right environment and circumstances.

    With that being said, there are many areas where the plant is NOT invasive. In these areas, in which the plant is not invasive, people can grow it without worry. It would not be fair to exclude information for one gardener, when proper research should done by all gardeners before planting.

    Please be sure, as any responsible gardener should, to research any plant that is intended to be planted before doing so. This is especially true in areas that have, totally, blacklisted some plants.

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  • Answered by
    Takhistos on
    May 10, 2022
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    The answer from BushDoctor is a copout. Every plant is native somewhere. I did not say there should be no information on growing it, I said there should be a mention of its invasiveness. The idea that most people are going to independently research invasiveness strains credulity. They will look for Siberian squill, see this site as a top search result, and see no cautions presented.

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