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SarahJ
True Blue Farmgirl

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Shreveport Louisiana
198 Posts

Posted - Apr 28 2009 :  7:53:53 PM  Show Profile
I hope you ladies can help.

Something is nibbling on the leaves on my bell pepper plants (and my basil for that matter), but not my jalapeno pepper plant.

I've tried a stakeout, but can never see what could be causing it.

Any ideas? And how to help stop it?

Farmers Daughter
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DiAnn

90 Posts

Posted - May 01 2009 :  05:30:26 AM  Show Profile
Last year I had trouble with rabbits. They would eat my pepper and eggplant. Some they ate and some they just chewed off for entertainment I guess. Boy I was so mad. Spent over 15.00 in plants and also bought some spray to keep them from eating the plants that was 18.95 a bottle. I even put up a little wire fence just around that area. They still were getting them. I walked out one morning and seen it with my own eyes. A rabbit jumped straight up in the air and over my little fence. It was about 2ft high.(guess the fence should have been higher, but it's all I had" By that time I just had enough. Figured the rabbits had more time to work out and get their legs ready to keep jumping my wire then I had to fight them. Well needless to say I gave up. Decided to not spend any more money on a losing battle. I could have at least had some pepper if I just would have went to the Market and spent that money. Wishing you luck.

Happy Gardening!
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