16-04-2003, 05:56 PM
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critters keep eating my tomatoes
In article ,
(fantabular) wrote:
Yeah, we're positive it's one of the following:
1-rabbits
2-squirrels
3-birds
We have all three constantly running around our yard.
What should I use to keep them away?
-brian
Sometimes squirrels, rabbits, & birds take a liking to tomatos, even
though tomatos aren't ordinarily their favorite food, but can become an
alternative water-source if there is no fresh water nearby. The tendency
is to bite through the skin & drink out of the inside, then leave the
bulk of the ruined tomato uneaten since they're not after it for food. A
birdbath in the vicinity, one that sits on the ground, may keep rabbits &
squirrels from going for the tomatos, though if its rabbits they'll still
be chomping on all the greens.
-paghat the ratgirl
--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/
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