Question from Debbie Attle: Whilst re-planting my pots I have found on numerous different occasions either uncooked pork sausages, or whole eggs with uncracked shells, buried in the compost. Has anybody else experienced this strange phenomenon, and what might be responsible?
Matthew: The obvious culprits are students! But I suspect that somebody locally has had a barbecue and the grey squirrels or the jays have stolen this food and hidden it, so they can retrieve it over the winter. Normally the reason for 'spontaneous' oak trees occurring, far from the tree, in a lawn or an area of rough grass, is that the animals don't always remember where they've buried them! So if they forget about yours, you'll get a very good egg plant, or maybe even a sausage tree! Actually, the Sausage tree, Kigelia africana, is probably a bit too tender, but you should be quite successful with an egg plant or aubergine! Seeing as the eggs weren't broken in any way, I think it's more likely to be squirrels as they're really very dexterous. But surely you would notice a squirrel carrying an egg? Or is somebody winding you up?
Roy: Does your husband enjoy your cooking?
Debbie Attle: He does actually!
Eric Robson: Well that's what he tells you!
John: Somebody's winding you up. What would a squirrel want with an egg? Or a sausage? I just do not believe that this is an animal. It's got to be a prank.
Roy: It's got to be.
Eric Robson: I think squirrels is the best answer you're going to get. Or two-legged rats on their way home from the Students' Union!
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