I'm a new gardener, so this might be one of those 'gardening for dummies'
questions. I have gone outdoors a few times and found plants/bulbs dug
up -- not eaten, just dug up. Broccoli, gladiolus, bell peppers. (Well,
something did take a bite out of each of the peppers, and then threw the
rest away!) What kind of animal is doing this? I can fence off the area
with the veggies to prevent it, but I can't fence off all my flowers.

"Stu Redman" wrote in message
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I'm a new gardener, so this might be one of those 'gardening for dummies'
questions. I have gone outdoors a few times and found plants/bulbs dug
up -- not eaten, just dug up. Broccoli, gladiolus, bell peppers. (Well,
something did take a bite out of each of the peppers, and then threw the
rest away!) What kind of animal is doing this? I can fence off the area
with the veggies to prevent it, but I can't fence off all my flowers.

Where do you live? I have ground squirrels (the kind that look like
chipmunks) digging up all of my potted flowers. Rabbits may dig up plants
but would probably eat them as well. Gophers also dig up vegetables, and
moles will dig burrows under the garden. Good luck finding the perpatrator!

-Adam

It would help if you said what part of the world you live in.
In UK I would suspect you had used Hoof and horn, Blood fish and bone or
bone meal when you planted.
Then your neighbourhood Fox comes along and starts to look for the food He /
She can smell.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

Sorry, didn't think about that. I'm in the Midwest USA.

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
It would help if you said what part of the world you live in.
In UK I would suspect you had used Hoof and horn, Blood fish and bone or
bone meal when you planted.
Then your neighbourhood Fox comes along and starts to look for the food He
/
She can smell.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

Stu Redman wrote:
I'm a new gardener, so this might be one of those 'gardening for dummies'
questions. I have gone outdoors a few times and found plants/bulbs dug
up -- not eaten, just dug up. Broccoli, gladiolus, bell peppers. (Well,
something did take a bite out of each of the peppers, and then threw the
rest away!) What kind of animal is doing this? I can fence off the area
with the veggies to prevent it, but I can't fence off all my flowers.



Squirrels would do that.

Bob