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Originally Posted by habitat_gardener
If the pole beans (beans or plants) are within easy reach, will the squirrels be likely to demolish them?
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Probably... and it might not be squirrels. When I lived in San Jose, I had a fence covered with ivy on one side - and it was a nest for "roof rats", a.k.a black rats. They would forage out from there, and nibble/eat anything near the fence. When I cut down the ivy, they moved elsewhere. The problem becomes more pronounced as conditions get drier, and they crave the higher moisture content of irrigated vegetables.
Where I live now, tree squirrels climb my trellises; but generally only eat the beans on the top, opening them to eat the developing seeds.