"Bill Smith" wrote in message
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I recently planted some tulip bulbs and something is digging them up
every night. Every morning I find them dug up and the bulbs scattered
about but not damaged. What could be causing this and how can I
eliminate this problem?

Not sure about night, but squirrels will dig up bulbs, apparently just for
sport. Ever see the excellent TV commercial for Post-It notes? The squirrels
have them stuck on their walls to help them remember where they hid nuts in
the past.

One way to deal with it is to lay chicken wire under the top inch of soil.
The leaves of some bulbs (but not tulips) are skinny enough that if you need
to lift off the wire later in the season, you can just pick it straight up.
For tulips, you'd need to snip bigger holes in the wire. However, tulips
have no problem growing UP through the existing holes.