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| Broccoli With The Florets Eaten |
Sadly, today's garden inspection revealed much devastation to our crops, along with a report from a neighborhood lady that spied a suspicious character in our plot at twilight. The alleged raid occurred in our early season crops row, and was carried out by a large, brown, furry mammal with a short, bushy tail. Apparently, he really likes red cabbage!
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| "The Salad Bar" |
You can see here how he ate the hearts from the red cabbage, but left the other veggies that are not as succulent. He seemed to gravitate towards red cabbage, peas, cauliflower, broccoli, and kale, while leaving oriental cabbage, onions, turnips, squash, chard, and mustard greens intact. The potatoes, corn, melons, tomatoes, and peppers were also untouched, as well as any plants we had in containers.
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| This Critter Knows How to Destroy a Buffet! |
According to the woman who lives across the street, the varmint is probably a large woodchuck. We found several holes that could be burrows, and there are plenty of logs on the property for a woodchuck to gnaw on. At this time, we have no strategy in place to deal with the critters, except to plants new seeds that he might not like as much. Fencing is too expensive and unsightly at this time, and he seems to have a clear preference for tender, mild greens.
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| A Picture Of A Woodchuck |
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