How I spent my morning

I looked out my kitchen window and I think I screamed out loud. This is what I saw and what I had to do.
These critters are about the size of 10 or 12 week old kittens. They do my me laugh. They stand on the hind legs and cuss me out. They are not one bit afraid of me. I bought fox urine and they walked right thru it. Cayenne pepper does not bother them. I'm at my witts end. I can't shoot them. I can trap them but have to call animal control to pick them up to the tune of $75.00 per animal. And yes they like my tomatoes to.

All my squash looks like this. 14 acorns all gone. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Went to Lowes and bought fencing and posts. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Still need to make gate, but not until tomorrow. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






The culprits 4 baby woodchucks looking back at me. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )

 

GRRRRR!!!!!MY SYMPATHY TO YOU!!!!!I have seen a few along the road that I thought "good! another one to stay away from the gardens"...So bad of me I know, but they are so destructive.

 

Carolyn will the squash recover or should I start from scatch?

 

Well those maurading little devils! I feel for you.We have some way up by an out building but they would not dare venture down here.Our dog sees to that. All our other dogs did too.We can trap & dispose of varmints as we see fit. Buzzards have to eat,too.Rabbits are bothering our stuff.Ate green beans. Blood meal worked.Really don't like to shoot them
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You have my sympathy Donna. I have had trouble with deer, groundhogs, rabbits, squirrels, and birds. SO frustrating!!!

 

Hi Netty, Thanks for your sympathy. I just bought Critter Ridder at lowes and it seem to be working for rabbits and squirrels. Have not seen a squirrel in two days.And they were everywhere.

 

Hi Donna,
sorry to see the devastation caused by those critters,..i think i would have to go to war against them,..be they lovable looking critters or not,..its a shame you can not shoot them,..a drastic measure i know,..but you have to protect what you grow,..perhaps you have solved the problem with the new fence,..which looks good.