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Illinois

So my newly fenced garden has been compromised and I got up to my big pumpkin plant (2 seed leaves, 2 new leaves) had one of each torn off and left on the ground. It survived almost a week on its own with no fence and not bothered, now the second fenced night it has been attacked. :(

I thought about caging it but I doubt I'll be able to cage something this big. I also noticed the bottoms of my tomato plants have been bitten off but the kohlrabi, radishes, lettuce, and melons haven't been touched. Any ideas?

5/8/2007 9:09:34 AM

President - GPC

Deer? IS it only the veggies close to the ground? Or up higher also.....?

5/8/2007 9:50:58 AM

Illinois

I don't think it could be deer because our entire back yard is fenced with a 6 foot privacy fence. It's just low to the ground, the bottom of the tomato plants, the pumpkin plant, but the other tender plants like the radishes haven't been touched.

5/8/2007 10:02:23 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Patch Elephants...they fly with them big ole ears...they strike every year

5/8/2007 9:53:38 PM

Lombard, IL

Why don't you try picking up a container of Coyote Urine? I have had problems with squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons in the past. This seems to work for me. Watch, the second I type this some dumb animal with start munching on my dirt babies.

5/24/2007 10:59:18 PM

White Plains, NY

Tracks will tell you what animal. Rake out a perimeter in the dirt so you can see the tracks. Hav-a-heart trap (large) has been a very good investment for me. Bait it with apple and meat so it attract woodchucks, rabbits, raccoon, etc. Deer, maybe a sensor light will work for you.

5/25/2007 8:22:54 AM