Comments on: Creatures of the dark http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/ What's blooming today? Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:37:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jennifer, Snapshot http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-38 Jennifer, Snapshot Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:58:12 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-38 Ha ha--Charlie's Angel with the water hose. I have no advice, but thanks for the laugh. Ha ha–Charlie’s Angel with the water hose. I have no advice, but thanks for the laugh.

]]> By: JenLo http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-26 JenLo Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:36:43 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-26 I'm here via BChicks. I'm not a fan of raccoons--we've had 2 rabid ones on our porch--one causing the entire family, including kiddos, to get the rabies series. Anyway, I thought you were supposed to water at night so the plants didn't burn in the sun? Shows how much I know. I’m here via BChicks. I’m not a fan of raccoons–we’ve had 2 rabid ones on our porch–one causing the entire family, including kiddos, to get the rabies series. Anyway, I thought you were supposed to water at night so the plants didn’t burn in the sun? Shows how much I know.

]]> By: Karmyn R http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-13 Karmyn R Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:11:08 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-13 Good luck getting rid of them - I don't know the answer. We used to have an outside cat (he hated being inside) - and the racoons would come eat his food all up. Getting a dog seemed to help - and then we moved. Now I have deer. I think I would take the racoon over the deer - at least those "bandits" don't eat grape leaves, cherry trees, and 1/2 of my garden!! Good luck getting rid of them - I don’t know the answer. We used to have an outside cat (he hated being inside) - and the racoons would come eat his food all up. Getting a dog seemed to help - and then we moved.

Now I have deer. I think I would take the racoon over the deer - at least those “bandits” don’t eat grape leaves, cherry trees, and 1/2 of my garden!!

]]> By: Tracey http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-12 Tracey Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:19:23 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-12 Hi. Found you through blogging chicks. We have had a raccoon problem. One night, they climbed up our large arbor where we had patio lights hanging and proceeded to pull the glass off the lights and throw them onto the patio just to watch them explode. Even when my husband went out to scare them off, they just sat there and stared at him. What's funny is that I, too, have a large garden and I, too, have been using my "jet" setting on my sprayer, but it has been to scare the crows away. They love my italian fountain and have scared off all the other lovely birds and I'm stuck with the awful "caw caw" all morning. So, I fight them off as best I can. I say keep it up with the sprayer on the raccoons. I also have cats that keep trying to come in and use one of my raised beds as a bathroom. Arg. Hi. Found you through blogging chicks.

We have had a raccoon problem. One night, they climbed up our large arbor where we had patio lights hanging and proceeded to pull the glass off the lights and throw them onto the patio just to watch them explode. Even when my husband went out to scare them off, they just sat there and stared at him.

What’s funny is that I, too, have a large garden and I, too, have been using my “jet” setting on my sprayer, but it has been to scare the crows away. They love my italian fountain and have scared off all the other lovely birds and I’m stuck with the awful “caw caw” all morning. So, I fight them off as best I can.

I say keep it up with the sprayer on the raccoons. I also have cats that keep trying to come in and use one of my raised beds as a bathroom.

Arg.

]]> By: Tracie http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-11 Tracie Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:18:10 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-11 I would keep the night watering schedule--he will probably stop coming around once he realizes that you aren't going anywhere (just a guess-not an educated answer!) I would keep the night watering schedule–he will probably stop coming around once he realizes that you aren’t going anywhere (just a guess-not an educated answer!)

]]> By: msdemmie http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-10 msdemmie Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:52:01 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/06/26/creatures-of-the-dark/#comment-10 Our latest invasion is a fox - possibly a mother, looking for food and riding the wastebins. Our latest invasion is a fox - possibly a mother, looking for food and riding the wastebins.

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