Day 1 Outdoors: First Casualties
I checked the garden this morning as I left the house. I noticed an unnatural cylindrical hole in the ground and didn’t have to look far to see what came out of it.
One of my 4″ Charleston watermelon starts had been yanked out, pod and all. Whatever took it must have been a small creature because there were no signs of digging; it dragged the pod only a couple of feet before eating the rest of my precious plant. We don’t have many squirrels in our yard, but we have a lot of crows who love the crawly treats in the garden dirt.
Fortunately I have a few backups left in the grow lab that weren’t garden ready yet. I’ll replace the pod when the next available start is ready.
I’ll keep an eye on the plants for predation over the next few days. If this continues, I’ll have to net the garden.
