Could the local wildlife be feasting on my potatoes?

Cazzy · « **on:** April 03, 2008, 02:12 »

I discovered a couple of holes in my potato 'mounds' could something be burrowing down to eat them?

compostqueen · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2008, 11:34 »

it's a jungle out there and there'll always be sommat having a go at the veg. Blackbirds like to throw stuff about, but there are worse things like rats and mice, and even shrews will decimate a potato crop. I lost a whole load of Kerrs Pink

Cazzy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2008, 11:44 »

I can see my defense approach changing from organicish to night vision goggles and a sniper rifle

compostqueen · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2008, 15:36 »

I know ! I'm kind to all wildlife but they don't half take the wotsit :twisted:

cawdor2001 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2008, 21:01 »

Cazzy, it could be a fox just diggin around, i have one that visits regularly, can't seem to get rid of it and everytime i dig over or plant anything it has to walk over it or have a dig. I put urine out where it comes in but it does not seem to deter it, from a bottle i hasten to add, doing it directly caused a few comments :oops:

Cawdor

Cazzy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2008, 00:19 »

I'm thinking you might just have hit the nail on the head cawdor, there is a foxes den in the next plot to ours and on closer inspection today i'm fairly sure they have just been plodding over the bed as there as some pawish looking prints there too.

Suppose if they are not doing any harm i'll leave them be and try the pee approach (i'm with you on the bottle method

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compostqueen · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2008, 10:17 »

they like worms but not pee

Rampant_Weasel · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2008, 12:44 »

Quote from: "Cazzy"

I'm thinking you might just have hit the nail on the head cawdor, there is a foxes den in the next plot to ours and on closer inspection today i'm fairly sure they have just been plodding over the bed as there as some pawish looking prints there too.

Suppose if they are not doing any harm i'll leave them be and try the pee approach (i'm with you on the bottle method )

nah just hose down the area - nudity is nothing to be ashamed of

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