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Something keeps digging up my asparagus

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Beetroot queen

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Something keeps digging up my asparagus
« on: May 10, 2009, 20:45 »
we found four small paw prints with an oval shape infront pressed into the compost and I thought badger but why will it not leave my asparagus alone LOL any tips or am I way off and its not a badger  ???
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Re: Something keeps digging up my asparagus
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2009, 21:04 »
If it's in a fine composty arrangement, all mammals will be attracted to it, rather than to the asparagus, cats are  also a likely suspect if that's the case. I've lost a whole bed of them to this game in the past. :mad:

Cover them up, till they are established.
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Re: Something keeps digging up my asparagus
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2009, 21:19 »
Could be cats as Gob's suggested, one of my cats keeps eating and pulling up all my grasses seedlings  ::)

 welcome back by the way Gobs where you been hiding ?
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Re: Something keeps digging up my asparagus
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2009, 20:49 »
Happened again last night will cover and see what happens Thanks  :D
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Re: Something keeps digging up my asparagus
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2009, 21:21 »
Quote from: richyrich7 on May 10, 2009, 21:19
Could be cats as Gob's suggested, one of my cats keeps eating and pulling up all my grasses seedlings  ::)

 welcome back by the way Gobs where you been hiding ?

In such places that are best to forget. :lol:
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