Four Legged Pests · The Potted Garden Society

Four Legged Pests

Two days in a row now I have awakened to find one or more of my potted plants disturbed by some creature in the middle of the night. At first I thought a squirrel as I have over the years found them digging to bury nuts or look for what they thought they buried in a pot. Yesterday, I found one of my new fig trees had almost been dug out of it's pot. This doesn't appear to be a squirrel. I also have a lavender potted on a stair landing to the deck that two nights in a row has been dug out of it's pot and the dirt all over the place. So now I'm thinking a racoon. These masked varmints have been a pain in my side for years when it comes to my container gardens. Anyone have some solutions or ideas on how to deal with these night raiding bandits?

Well after the 3rd night of raiðing my pots, I finally caught the culprit on the backyard security camera. Turns out my assumption was right, it's a racoon. So tonight the racoon trap goes out. Hopefully in the morning we will be ready to relocate this trouble maker to a new home.

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