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Every day two or three squirrels hatch a plan, then they descend on my garden escaping with a few tomatoes. Sometimes big tomatoes, sometimes little tomatoes. There are a lot of chewed up tomatoes on the ground at times.

I'm thinking of putting up those corn feeders that squirrels nibble on during my peak tomato harvest.

My garden is enclosed on all sides except the top
I have tried putting bowls of water in the garden in case they are thristy
I've tied dryer sheets around the plants and going through a lot of dryer sheets
I have a few Compact Discs spinning in between plants
I have been wrapping as many tomatoes in bug netting. Sometimes the tomatoes will still have dents as they try to bit through the netting and sometimes they unwrap the netting and still get to the fruit.

My last straw attempt I mixed a large batch of hot pepper spray of garlic and cayenne and have been walking around spraying the tomatoes and plants.

There was the large top of a tomato half eaten on the ground that I was going to use as the photo for this post (this is just clip art, not the actual squirrel that is eating my crops). I saw it on the ground after they hopped away leaving just the top uneaten. I think it was one of my prized MI Golds. I sprayed it heavily with my cayenne garlic spray.

Later that day the came back and ate that too. So, I don't think the spice is working.

I'm going to have to spend a ton of time wrapping every tomato carefully or try something else.

I am really thinking of putting some additional food sources out there but also fear I may attract even more squirrels.

Thanks for your help gardeners!

Video credited to @malbafont_macrophotography on IG.

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They really struggled this year with aphids, ants, and fungi, but they’ve bounced back beautifully. Any tips for keeping them in top shape?

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🎃 Hello fellow pumpkin growers! 🎃

I’ve started quite late into the season, however, my pumpkin plant is looking very healthy. I’ve built a make shift planter with a metal mesh surround which I am looking to eventually train to grow outside and over/around.

This is my first time growing a pumpkin and I believe this is the “mini” kind. I’m looking to keep the plant in this contraption that I’ve made, but I need some advice on what I should be pruning and how to train vines/leaves etc. I planted this from seed around 10th July so it’s been growing for just over a month now.

If all goes well this year, I’m probably going to try and grow a monster next year as I’m really enjoying watching this grow🤣👍 Any/all advice is appreciated!

What’s this white stuff and how can I safely get rid of it?
It gets plenty of sun as it faces east. I water it every two days or less if it rains.

Started with 15 plants, threw in a few more cherries, then found a dozen or so feral plants from last year and let them go.

Horn worm showed up. Horrible.

It opens as a yellow rose, then the edges turn light purple, the middle of the petals becomes white, but the core remains yellow. An interesting rose, and also highly fragrant.

USA
Zone 8a

This butterfly bush is chlorotic, and it’s worsening. I have fertilized with Hollytone organic fert. Sprayed with Spinosad and with bifenthrin for suspected thrips. Even applied Ironite. And a foliar fert with micros.

Soil test is pending.

What do you think s the cause? It’s not overwatered. Other ornamentals in the same bed are thriving.

I was admiring the blush on my tomatoes when I caught a thief 😅. So excited I’ll be harvesting my first ever tomatoes soon 😊

All potted plants 🪴

In the pictures there’s a total of 6,557 kg

So happy and thankful for this harvest🍅

Will eat it a bit later today 😀😀😀😀