Critter
10 years ago
You all saw the black kitty in Friday's post, hiding on the bottom shelf, look for the eyes.
I need to find more hidden critters. I have a few more camouflage ones, so I'll post more of those until I find more difficult ones.
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Critter eating my zinnia buds & more
Comments (13)Please send the feral cats, Alex! I fear the two or three that roam my hood are outnumbered by this year's bumper crop of chipmunks. We have now spotted them in the veggie garden. They will not be stopped. At least not by the methods I've attempted so far. The blood meal seems to only have deterred the ground hog(s) from what's left of my zinnias - but not the chipmunks from the tomatoes, zucchini or brussels sprouts. I have tried 3 pounds of Bonide All-Animal repellent (contains dried blood, putrescent eggs, and garlic oil among other things). Nada. Then I tried slices of Lever deoderant soap - a friend of my mother's recommended it. The munks don't give a damn. It's tempting to try the PlantSkydd, grandmamaloy, but I may be applying these scented tactics too late for this crew. They now have a taste for tomatoes that will not be stopped! I thought the tomatoes growing higher on the vine were safe, but not so. So far (knock on wood), the eggplants are a little too tough for them to bite through. And they have not touched the flowers. Meanwhile, I have been picking the untouched tomatoes a bit early and letting them ripen on the windowsill. They're still pretty sweet. Next up, my neighbor gave me a couple of rolls of mesh - stiff plastic and metal. We'll see what we can devise. The saga continues!!...See MoreCritter(s) eating bark from Beech & Maple trees
Comments (1)That's possibly squirrel damage. There's not much else that I can think of that would climb the tree and eat the bark off like that. Once the tree is totally girdled, the upper part is dead. You might see leaves remain, or even newly emerge, for a short time, but, if nutrient flow is stopped, the tree is not going to remain alive. You're likely to get suckers from the roots, but the top of the tree is doomed if it's totally girdled. I would remove it and plant a replacement. Unless your yard is wooded (with a continuous canopy above), a dog might get rid of your tree rats for you....See MoreCRITTERS in the garden
Comments (301)looked out the kitchen window this morning & saw a robin & a grackle fighting over something. put my binoculars on them & saw that it was a baby robin. ran the grackle off but too late. i knew starlings raided nests for eggs & young birds but not grackles. i looked it up & sure enough so do grackles. looks like i have new set of pellet rifle targets. on a lighter note i had a clutch of 8 eggs in a blue bird house. mom & dad have been regulars at my meal worm/black army fly larva feeder & this morning they brought some fledglings with them. when i try to get a pic they spook but as the i ching says...perseverance furthers. when i succeed i'll post a photo or 2. this feeder uses a glass jar. the hole in the wood is small enough for bluebirds & wrens but keeps sparrows & starlings out. i've seen birds completely inside the jar....See Morecritters on my hollies
Comments (9)If the webworms are gone already, there's nothing to "treat," a hose might take off the remaining debris. If it's small section (i.e. a branch or two on a decent sized plant), then just prune them off. Here's Purdue's extension's recommendation: https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-255/E-255.html If you have enough of an infestation to warrant chemical warfare, perhaps try Bt, as I'm pretty sure that is safe for bees. (I've never actually used it ... bought it once when I had squash borer issues, then "resolved" that issue by not growing squash because it was easier to just buy the patty pan squash at the farmer's market.)...See More
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