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| OneCraftyBugger |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 05:15:40 AM
Would anyone know what would eat the flower of a tulip? ... Its not deer that I know. What ever it is eats my poor flowers right down to the stem. It is stealth and seems to prefer some tulip tops over others. Its starts to eat one tulip and decides its not as tasty as the next because it leaves a few petals on the ground and continues on.  Its WAR I tell ya... WAR!
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| katmom |
Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 8:37:33 PM
hey Robin go to the Garden gate thread to 'Missing Tulips' to see my culprit...or least ways who I am blaming! lol!
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| OneCraftyBugger |
Posted - Apr 25 2010 : 4:41:03 PM
Grace, so happy to hear that what was ever eating your tulips moved along, mine didnt, but get this..... What ever it was only liked the yellow tulips!!!! Now that they are all gone, the eating has stoped. Guess I wont plant yellow anymore.
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| katmom |
Posted - Apr 25 2010 : 4:20:27 PM
well fortunately the "culprit(s)" have gone on to other food sources and now my tulips are blumming , except the onces toward the front that were eaten! lol!
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| EastTXFarmgirl |
Posted - Apr 25 2010 : 07:16:49 AM
The wild rabbits ate several of mine this year. I walked outside and catch them in the act.
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| OneCraftyBugger |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 12:16:57 PM
WOW! tulips are edible? who knew!?!?!?!? is every varity edible? I guess I'll have to out back and have a snack before the critters get em :)
Maybe its a squirl or a bunny then.
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| katmom |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 10:45:22 AM
Hey Robin,
hahaha! so it seems that I am not the only one with this problem, yep something was "snacking" on my tulips...we have deer and pygmy rabbits not to mention marmots, gophers and badgers out here...
Let me know if you ever find out, & I will do likewise!
Hey Sherry,
wow! I never knew that, that tulips are edible....but I think I will stick to enjoying them in a vase rather than on my plate!
:>)
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 08:41:22 AM
tulips are edible. in restaurants you can get them stuffed. rabbits, squirels, etc like bloom only. sweet slightly hot flavor.
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| OneCraftyBugger |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 08:08:13 AM
I dont think its a dear.. what ever it is, is not touching the tulips on the side of the house which are far more accessable then the tulips in the back of the house which is fenced in.
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| sherrye |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 07:42:56 AM
deer love to nip the blooms out of tulips deer?
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| texdane |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 06:03:01 AM
Are you SURE it's not deer? The come right up to the house and eat everything here.
Nicole
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