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Gardening

femmocrat

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3. The damn chipmunks have dug up every cucumber and pumpkin plant.

Reply to bearfan454 (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 12:09 PM

Jun 2016

I used to think those guys were cute, but now I'm just annoyed with them.

They dug up all the seeds first. So I bought good-sized plants. They dug those up and ate the roots.

My tomatoes are OK for now, but they will soon be attacked by blight as they are every summer.

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The squirrels are decimating my tomatoes [View all] bearfan454 Jun 2016 OP

I'll bet NJCher Jun 2016 #1

Thanks bearfan454 Jun 2016 #5

My sympathies - Love the little buggers packman Jun 2016 #2

The damn chipmunks have dug up every cucumber and pumpkin plant. femmocrat Jun 2016 #3

I always have issues with septoria leaf spot. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #7

Great idea! I think the plants are too big now, but I will remember that for next year!! femmocrat Jun 2016 #8

I had some little raccoons annoying me this year. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #10

Have seen lots of squirrels this year, elleng Jun 2016 #4

Last Fall was an Oak tree mast year. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #6

Oh, I do have an evil remedy for the squirrels. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #9

That's brilliant! Brainstormy Jun 2016 #11