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If I manage to catch this chungas marsupial it will become slippers. There are zero leaves on my rose bush ๐คฌ
Is it possible to buy or make a mini greenhouse? Just to shut potted plants inside at night
That was on the Aldi agenda, then the crud landed
shakes fist at crud
it's in a pot.
Take it inside and feed it up, it will regrow
Hang mothballs on the rose bush. Won't stop the snacking entirely, but will reduce it.
I've only got the cedar variety currently. Negative RAT shop pending
Deterring possums requires the old fashioned naptha ones. Which I reckon are horrible in the house but work quite well outside as pest control. They do melt in a lot of rain, but in dry weather last quite a while.