Some animals will eat fruits and vegetables to get moisture in hot weather. A friend was having similar trouble with her plants, so she set out some extra plant saucers filled with water (several sizes, most fairly large) away from her garden area, and kept them filled. The problem wasn't eliminated, but it improved quite a bit. You could also try tying netting over the fruits, allowing for growth... at least while they're small and tender. Sue

you see, thats so strange. i know the yellow poplar(tulip) , but the blades on this leaf are much deeper and separates from the other blades(fingers) . i just looked up the yellow poplar(p. 267 in my audo book) , and its more webbed than this... kind of like the dif between white oak and red. wow, thats strange, must be its genetics. well, thanks again! it was drivin me nuts!

My guess would be either a raccoon or a skunk. Both would leave the small puncture holes and dig holes close to what is showed in your picture. Both dig for grubs and raccoons will also catch. I'm leaning more towards a raccoon because of the hose being moved. If you want to see if you have an active burrow of a vole/mole or mouse, you can put some twigs or grass covering the entrance. You can also put down a board and put a good dusting of flour on it. An animal will the leave foot prints as it travles across it.

yes, i looked at Harry's plant and thread. Those things are so hard to id! Harry's are grown inside (?) and mine out side, mine is wider at the base that being said it is still possible that it is Snow Storm. I can use snow storm as a working name until someone tells be something different! :-) I'm thinking of contacting the guy from Tropiflora and see if he knows the names of 3 and 4. He might at least know what they aren't if they have never had a certain variety.