Woodchuck!

[moonhare]

Maybe two :o( At present the cukes are the target of these furry foragers, but I can see where other plants have been sampled. I’ve tried tighter fencing and nuisance sprays (put down a perimeter of cayenne last night), but will be going electric ASAP. I’ve had two opportunities to kill the rodent, once when his head got stuck in the fence, but would rather dissuade than cull.

Otherwise, the garden is coming along. The tomatoes are slowly ripening and we’ve gotten some summer squash and a zucchini. The peas are succumbing to this heat wave we are in but we have plenty of green beans.

And yesterday I found these were hiding in plain sight!

Comments

[bridgetmkennitt]

Those sneaky woodchucks. Hopefully they stay away from your garden!

[moonhare]

Truly! One was in the front yard last night. I don’t mind them if they keep away from the garden!

[liana]

Nice peppers.

I've had it with woodchucks ever since the year I found tunnels a couple of feet from the house foundation, right next to one of the deck supports, and way too close to the leachfield. Those critters have to go! Good luck with yours.

[moonhare]

The peppers should be quite tasty :o)

I hope you resolved your woodchuck problems. They used to dig dangerous holes in the horse pastures here, back in the day. My sister’s dogs removed the critters.

[tielan]

Ah, the garden pests that don't understand the concept of sharing. Hope you work out a solution to keep them out!

[moonhare]

I can share a bit with the critters, but these are just voracious in appetite. Weather permitting, I’ll get an electric fence up next weekend.