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hungry wildlife

19 years ago

Well, let's see now, so far, the woodchucks and deer have eaten all my zinnias, cosmos, nasturtiums and pyrethrum. They've nibbled all the buds off some new lilies too. They even nibbled larkspur, and I thought they were poison. I think most of the damage is due to the woodchucks, although the lilies are fairly tall, and only the flower buds at the top, as well as the foliage on top is eaten, so I think it must be deer. I am very discouraged, I've sprayed and sprinkled fox urine around, and still they eat it. I always battle a woodchuck that lives under my shed, but this year it must be a female, as there are 3 fat little babies out there eating too. I had found a great woodchuck spray, that in years past helped a lot, but it doesn't seem to deter this year's crew. My cutting garden, which consisted of snapdragons, cosmos and zinnias is now all snapdragons. For some reason, they don't seem to like snapdragons. I guess I just have to give in and stop fighting it, and only plant the things they don't like. But, there is very little they don't like, so the choices are limited.

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