Kangaroos like capsicums
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326393)
Rockingham, Australia
January 13, 2018 2:24am CST
I thought my capsicums were safe from predators because they are in raised beds but I forgot about the height of our kangaroos. They have almost completely demolished the plant in the foreground.
I’ve since put some pieces of netting and Weldmesh around them but removed one piece for this photo. Hopefully the other plants will survive. So far they haven’t touched the pumpkins.
I was hopeful that, because there is plenty of other vegetation for them, they might leave the capsicums alone but it seems not.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
13 Jan 18
Sounds like your kangaroos are a greedy as our deer. They eat what they like best, not necessarily the rest of the vegetation we hope they will eat. Deer are supposed to like poison oak, which we have in abundance, but they appear to prefer apples and other fruits growing on our trees. We have to hire people to get rid of the poison oak.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Jan 18
One year deer ate all my green bean, another all my broccoli.
edit : Tony said try hanging deodorant around them, deer hate the smell and wont come back.
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
That's good to find something that works. I know rotten meat will keep them away but who wants that hanging on the fence?
@allknowing (130231)
• India
13 Jan 18
I thought as much when I wondered why birds ate off my chilli saplings when there is so much of greenery in my garden
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@allknowing (130231)
• India
14 Jan 18
@JudyEv After that mini tornado our star fruit tree lost its top. When it got new shoots and started yielding the parrots never came as the fruits were at a lower level Earlier they would just nip off tender fruits.
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
@allknowing I don't mind them eating things but it's annoying when they just nip off buds and fruits.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
14 Jan 18
bad enough having moles or rabbits eating your veg - can't imagine kangaroos joining in
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
15 Jan 18
@JudyEv hard to know how to stop them without hurting the kangaroos
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
13 Jan 18
The Kangaroos have good taste.
Hope they do not start liking the pumpkins too.
Hope they do not start liking the pumpkins too.1 person likes this
@silvermist (19702)
• India
17 Jan 18
@JudyEv So they should know pumpkins are not for them.Do you make Pumpkin pie?
Do you make Pumpkin pie?1 person likes this
@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan 18
@silvermist No, pumpkin pie has never been made much in Australia if at all. Mostly I make soup or use it as mashed pumpkin or in casseroles, etc.
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
Have you heard the expression 'I heard it on the grapevine'? I think our kangaroos spread the word amongst via the grapevine.
@Morleyhunt (21746)
• Canada
13 Jan 18
We've had to enclose our garden to keep the rabbits out. Without the mesh plants would begin to leaf out....and the next morning just a stem would remain.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
13 Jan 18
That's my problem with my vegetables also, fences do really guard them from this predator.
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
We rarely hear them although the garden bed is quite close to the house.
@dgobucks226 (34445)
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14 Jan 18
I have the same problem with squirrels and my tomato plants.
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 18
@dgobucks226 The birds do that in fruit trees too. Just take a peck out of each one. If they would eat a whole fruit it wouldn't be so bad but no, it's just a peck here and a peck there.
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@dgobucks226 (34445)
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16 Jan 18
@JudyEv They are like little acrobats Judy. And smart! They will find a way through my netting. I have to pick them as soon as the tomatoes ripen or the squirrels get at them. What is really annoying is they take a couple bites and leave it, geesh!
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
They are bad kangaroos indeed! 
If I catch them I will tan their tails.
If I catch them I will tan their tails. 
@Tampa_girl7 (49167)
• United States
14 Jan 18
When we have a garden we can't keep critters out of it. The deer and bunnies are the worst
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 18
I am beginning to hate bunnies! 
Vince loves them - especially with bacon!
Vince loves them - especially with bacon! 
@Marilynda1225 (80023)
• United States
14 Jan 18
I never realized that kangaroos would help themselves to your garden. We have problems like that with deer as they are determined to get into the garden.
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 18
We could fence it off but that is a nuisance to have to keep opening and closing gates as you go in and out. We're not that keen on gardening so it doesn't worry us too much.
@stapllotik (1933)
• India
13 Jan 18
Please see if it helps
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@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
Thanks for the link. Fencing off the garden plants seems to be the best way to keep the kangaroos out.
@JudyEv (326393)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
It didn't take them long to eat that one plant. I hope it survives.
