Critter gnawing melons
 

I've got some Sugar Baby melons, coming along fine.

Little chunks taken out of one or two - looked like there were
teeth marks. Some small rodent, maybe (?).

I realize that Sevin is an insecticide, but would a healthy
dusting maybe keep little rodents away, until I get fence up?

flick 100785


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Critter gnawing melons
 

I once caught a turtle gnawing the end of one of my melons. I gently put
him on the other side of the fence and he never bothered me again.

Dwayne

"flick" wrote in message
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I've got some Sugar Baby melons, coming along fine.

Little chunks taken out of one or two - looked like there were
teeth marks. Some small rodent, maybe (?).

I realize that Sevin is an insecticide, but would a healthy
dusting maybe keep little rodents away, until I get fence up?

flick 100785


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Critter gnawing melons
 

"flick" wrote in message
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I've got some Sugar Baby melons, coming along fine.

Little chunks taken out of one or two - looked like there were
teeth marks. Some small rodent, maybe (?).

I realize that Sevin is an insecticide, but would a healthy
dusting maybe keep little rodents away, until I get fence up?

flick 100785

Sevin will probably be ignored by any rodent. Try getting some habanera
powder and dusting the melons. I did that with a pumpkin that the
squirrels were eating, and they stopped eating it until the hot pepper
got washed off by the rain.


Ray