Ooh so frustrated and mad
@GardenGerty (157807)
United States
June 26, 2023 6:47am CST
Not only frustrated, but feeling defeated.
I stayed in bed until six. I looked out my front window when I got up.
Something, or someone, has messed with my plants. I have what was called a corn pot. It is yellow enamelware and holds a lot. I put my rosemary in it. Eventually I will put it in the ground when I decide where, but at this time I had it in this pot.
The pot was turned on its side and all the dirt was dug out of it. Rosemary, with the rootball intact laying on the ground.
It was not my cats. The pot was upright when the came in last night. I also doubt it was a human.
Could be a dog, but why? I do not think the average cat could have turned it over.
So that leaves deer, raccoons,skunks, armadillos, or possums.
Again, I am not certain why they would. They do not eat the rosemary. Skunk, armadillo or possum might have heard some kind of insect crawling in the soil.
Who knows.
So the pot is back upright, soil replaced and the rosemary is watered in. How are you this morning?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
26 Jun
I'm here and needing to stay awake for a while today. We have some errands to run around 9 am...
I'm glad you got everything back into the pot and hope nothing bothers it again. Good luck
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@GardenGerty (157807)
• United States
26 Jun
As I looked, it is all the new containers I planted. It is the soil. I bought a new kind of container soil and I think it smells good to something. Bob says likely raccoons. I have heard they are bad here this year.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
26 Jun
@marlina Thanks... One is enjoyable but the other isn't. *shrug* It still had to be done, though.
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@GardenGerty (157807)
• United States
26 Jun
As I look, it is all my new containers. Two days ago it was the lantana, now it is everything else.
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@AmbiePam (85875)
• United States
26 Jun
@GardenGerty I don’t know what you even do. Set up a big, fake animal to scare creatures away?
@BarBaraPrz (45642)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Jun
If it happened here, I'd suspect squirrels trying to plant peanuts. They dug up all my muscarii last week but didn't eat any of the bulbs.
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@GardenGerty (157807)
• United States
26 Jun
I have squirrels, but they stay mostly in back. It is more damage than I thought, sage, rosemary and tomatoes all dug up. It may be the new potting mix I tried smells good to something.
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@GardenGerty (157807)
• United States
26 Jun
Bob thinks it is raccoons. It turns out there were four containers attacked last night.
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@GardenGerty (157807)
• United States
26 Jun
It turns out they hit four containers. I suspect this new soil smells good to something. Bob thinks it is raccoons.
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@StyleWithSense (1954)
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26 Jun
I'm sorry this happened to you. I think it's best installing a fence or barrier for your greens, also using natural or chemical repellents may help get unwanted rodents or bugs from feasting your plants, installing motion-activated lights or sprinklers also choosing plant locations carefully, and monitoring plants closely. While it may take trial and error to find the most effective solution, implementing these measures can help protect plants from future disturbances. Hope you resolved the issue soon. Have a great day!
@GardenGerty (157807)
• United States
26 Jun
I am going to do some research. They have hit five pots this week. All of them have a new brand of commercial soil. I may mix some kind of repellent in the dirt as I repot them all.
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@StyleWithSense (1954)
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26 Jun
@GardenGerty Hope it can be resolved soon and know who the culprit is. Have a great day!
@allknowing (130292)
• India
27 Jun
Good the ball of earth was intact and that means your rosemary is safe We have mongoose that does that
@RebeccasFarm (86962)
• United States
27 Jun
Oh dear sorry they messed with it..Id be curious to know what too.
Its boiling hot here.
@Marilynda1225 (80048)
• United States
26 Jun
My bet is some animal is responsible for turning over your pot. Hope it doesn't happen again.
@JudyEv (326648)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jun
That would be annoying. I wonder what it was? And if you'll ever find out.
@LindaOHio (158162)
• United States
27 Jun
I'm sorry your plants were disturbed. I hope whatever it is will leave them alone from now on. I am OK this morning. A little groggy. I fell asleep for a couple of hours this morning; and I feel that I could use more sleep. Have a good day.
@MarieCoyle (29319)
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27 Jun
I had the problem with raccoons digging stuff up all the time when I lived in the country. I went to the local farm store and bought a repellent called Bonide. LIttle bitty pellets and they hate it, so they leave the plants alone. Another think I used was cinnamon and red pepper flakes--I went to the dollar store and bought several bottles of each, and it even stopped the deer from eating my garden. I love wildlife, but the deer had plenty of food without munching on my vegetables!
