We have critters! We have seen a rabbit in the garden, but some little Baggins is eating tomatoes more than a foot off the ground, so we think the culprit is a squirrel. We have a lot of 'maters coming on, so we are OK, but we hope the rest of the family doesn't show up.
In other garden news, our Rattlesnake beans are done for. They have what appears to be a mosaic virus, and they all died over a few days, in spite of rain and watering. Aphids, leafhoppers, and stinkbugs all have piercing/sucking mouthparts, so it could be any or all of those pests.
Critters love 'Maters. Be Kind. Leave out some mayo.
ReplyDeleteTo get rid of the squirrels take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it 2/3 with water and put it near your tomatoes. Drop a double handful of sunflower seeds in it to get full coverage across the water. Take two boards placing one across the top of the bucket and the other leaned up against it. Put a couple of sunflower seeds on the two boards. Check the bucket twice a day and remove any dead squirrels and leave a couple of sunflower seeds on the boards.
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