When I left on vacation a week ago, the sweet potatoes were showing a healthy recovery from being eaten by what I presumed were rabbits. Upon my return, not only were the sweet potatoes once again decimated, but I saw this critter in the backyard. (Sorry for the quality of the pic.)
My old garden blog was named Woodchuck Acres because I used to spot woodchucks, aka ground hogs, on a semi-regular basis. I had not seen one in years, though. Until yesterday. Finn watched from the patio - guess it was a bit more than he wanted to bite off - and Betsy was not picking up the scent. Maybe I will brush the pets today and distribute their fur in the sweet potato bed. That trick discouraged the chipmunks; maybe it will work on woodchucks.
My goodness! You have certainly fed many hungry critters this year, just not yourself! What an interesting idea about brushing your pets to keep them away--I'd never heard that before!
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