DigitalVinyl wrote in message
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Have you protected thed plant with collars to eliminate the common
cutworm as the source...since they timber down plants exactly as
described.

It's the birds, I caught them in the act.


And if birds are an issue buy birdnetting and erect a frame/tent over
the garden. Will keep out birds and deter small animals.

Yes, but I have a good size garden, too big too cover all (I think), BUT I
will get some next year and just protect each individual plant. I usually
put tomatoe cages around most every plant when they are small. I do this so
I don't step on them or damage then with the hose during watering. I later
remove the cages for those plants that are not tomotoes. I will see what
the cost is.....if I can purchase a big piece cheap enough to cover the
whole garden then I would do that, other wise I will just do each plant
individually.


www.gardeners.com sell it, as im' sure other places. I covered all my
freshly seeded dirt to prevent birds from eating the seeds. I don't
think I lost anything to birds yet, and we've got at least 5 birds
nest just on the house property. There are 5-10 small birds out back
at all times.

I tried growing strawberrys for several years, every year that I had a good
crop going the birds would pick and half eat the fruit....I gave up. I
planted strawberrys for my parents (at their house) and I bought rabit wire
and made these great looking cages to protect the fruit. Well one day 5-6
black birds found a way under the cage but could not get out. My dad was
****ed beat the birds over the head with a 10lb fence post driver!! The
plants and the birds were a total loss.

Thank you for your post!
Jim