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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Aug 29 2011 : 3:58:21 PM
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My heirloom green bean plants were chewed down to the 1 inch of remaining stem. What animal would do this? Deer? Chickens wouldn't eat the entire plant would they? 2 broccoli plants are ruined too, and not in a row. The sweet corn is next to them and nothing is damaged, and tomatoes in another direction. Any ideas? It's only those bean plants. Good thing I already collected seeds for next year. Would a mole do this?
Farmgirl #800
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2011 : 4:08:59 PM
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Rabbits, deer, chickens, squierrls...are there any animal tracks??? that would tell you the answer...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2011 : 6:20:32 PM
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All of the above! They may come back for the other plants since they finished off their favorite the first strike. Sorry this happened. Raccoons got all our little patch of corn a few years ago. Real bummer.
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2011 : 7:01:34 PM
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We had a rockchuck visiting our garden at night. Gone now thanks to my 19 year old nephew. Deer will do it too. I think just about any poultry would do a number on young plants. Darn. I hate when that happens!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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lisalisa
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Broomall
PA
USA
216 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 4:16:12 PM
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I agree, all of the above. It's been a rough year, I think all of the critters are coming around for the slim pickins in my garden! The ants have eaten things I never thought they would, and then the furry pesks - big and small! - seem to take the rest! The deer seem to especially like my hot peppers, so don't listen to that old wives tale about scaring critters away with hot peppers!
Definitely a rough year for humans! |
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2011 : 6:20:59 PM
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I found caterpillars on my beans-the likes of which I've never seen before. Could it be a pest like that?
Farmgirl #2879 :)
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2011 : 3:07:08 PM
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sometimes "men" can be the worse type of pesty animals, lol...
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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Barbara
Cato
NY
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2011 : 6:50:44 PM
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Oh that's funny Kristina! I can just picture him chasing chickens with the lawn mower!
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Garden Gate: what animal would eat.... |
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what animal would eat....
He got in biiiiig troooouble.