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I planted about 150 flower bulbs,and the next day about twenty-five of them had been dug up. I replanted them and so far they haven't been dug up again.

2007-11-15 02:45:44 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Garden & Landscape

32 answers

squirrels and rabbits. I planted loads on my allotment and the rabbits have dug up most of them

2007-11-15 03:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dory 7 · 0 0

Probably squirrels. You don't say what kind of bulbs they are, but I have had squirrels literally dig up bulbs I have just planted the moment I turned my back, they are watching and want to see if what you planted is edible. Most of the time they don't eat them at all. I know this for a fact because I have watched them do this through the window. Boy did they scatter when I yelled at them!

2007-11-15 02:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by Isadora 6 · 3 0

if the bulbs were still there, just dug up, then i would say a dog. A squirrels would have taken them and deers and rats also that is food to them but I don't think dogs would eat them

2007-11-15 02:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by ladydaisy 4 · 0 0

Same thing here. I have narrowed it down to two critters since I have both here...either a chipmonk or a squirrel. Put some mesh over the bulbs, that may keep them away until the bulbs start to bloom then remove the mesh so the flower stem have room.

2007-11-15 02:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by suzb49 6 · 3 0

A racoon a fox or a rabbit any type of creature that can dig in the ground will most likely get at your plants. Try housing your l
plants in a green house or make up one that looks like one. Sometimes hardware stores have things to keep pests away from the plants like deterrants. ask a clerk at your local hardware store or garden store if you can.

2007-11-15 02:50:26 · answer #5 · answered by PSOs gal 5 · 0 0

I battle chipmunks every year, they love bulbs (except Hyacinths. Now whenever I plant I use screen with 1x1 inch hole is it. they dig but once they realize they cannot get the bulb out they quit. Just cut the screen into 4x4 inch squares place the bulb in it and fold it over they will be fine.
Cheers!

2007-11-16 05:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I live in North Carolina, and although we sometimes have deer or other weird "woodland" animals come visit, it's usually our abundance of squirrels that dig up our gardens. Squirrels are diggers-- they bury their acorns and such all over the yard. If you have seen little holes in pinestraw, grass, or dirt, they were made by squirrels trying to find their loot. They may have decided your bulbs are tasty and have dug them up just as they dig up their own acorns and things.

2007-11-15 02:50:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

dogs, cats, rabbits and squirells - i've seen them all do it.
if you like - try setting up a camera (they're cheap now-a-days) and record on your VCR, TIVO or whatever device you may have. Another option is a cage trap (small animal size, will not harm the animal). Camera is probably the cheaper way to go. Once you figure it out then you can find lots of options to deal with it.

2007-11-15 02:52:30 · answer #8 · answered by delusionalapostle 2 · 0 0

if you have random shallow holes, it is probably birds or rabbits.

If only your bulbs have been disturbed, I can guarantee it's squirrels, chipmunks or field mice looking for food.

You could cover your garden with some kind of dig proof barrier to prevent the digging in the future, but I think whoever was digging already learned there isn't anything worth eating there.

=)

2007-11-15 02:56:12 · answer #9 · answered by vicarious_notion 3 · 0 0

It could be a dog, (my can do it), a squirrel, a cat, a neighbor,
and it can be a rat. But I still think that is a dog. My dog ate fifty of my flowers and destroyed some of the others. I didn't want to believe that it was my dog.

2007-11-15 03:00:28 · answer #10 · answered by Alexis A 1 · 0 0

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