Animal keep going after my plant?

Animal keep going after my plant?#345327

By FoXTro -  Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:08 pm
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- Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:08 pm #345327

Hey I have two Venus flytraps growing out my backyard, and there seems to be an problem. See when I water my plants I check back to see my pot knocked over, but when I don't water my plants nothing happens. What's happening?

What makes some plants better at math than others?

Square roots!

Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345328

By optique -  Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:35 pm
Location:  Greenville SC
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- Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:35 pm #345328

SQUIRRELS!

squirrels raccoons deer opossum you just have to find out what it is and make it uninviting. In the summer I keep my small cp plants on a table in a under bed bin. the higher walls wont stop small critters but the terrain it creates around the plants is very uninviting.

If you want to go hard core google "motion activated sprinkler"

Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345329

By Artchic528 -  Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:28 am
Location:  Charlotte, NC USA
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- Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:28 am #345329

I swear that squirrels are highly attracted to LFS. I think that they like to use it in their nests. I've only ever had problems when I've used it in my pots. Switched to 100% sphag peat moss and have had absolutely zero squirrel problems this past growing season.

"FEED ME!" - Audrey II, from Little Shop of Horrors

Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345430

By digilexic -  Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:09 pm
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- Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:09 pm #345430

My DCXL was uprooted and eaten by squirrels. I have yet to purchase another one.

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Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345431

By FoXTro -  Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:58 pm
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- Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:58 pm #345431

digilexic wrote:My DCXL was uprooted and eaten by squirrels. I have yet to purchase another one.

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That's a pain to deal with.

What makes some plants better at math than others?

Square roots!

Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345438

By Artchic528 -  Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:34 pm
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- Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:34 pm #345438

digilexic wrote:My DCXL was uprooted and eaten by squirrels. I have yet to purchase another one.

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Take it from me, DON'T use LFS in pots with valuable cultivars. That's just asking for the squirrels to dig them up. Use 100% Sphag peat or a sphag peat mixture sans the LFS.

"FEED ME!" - Audrey II, from Little Shop of Horrors

Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345440

By digilexic -  Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:58 pm
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- Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:58 pm #345440

Mine was a peat/sand mixture. I swear the squirrels targeted it.

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Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345442

By FoXTro -  Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:34 am
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- Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:34 am #345442

Artchic528 wrote:
digilexic wrote:My DCXL was uprooted and eaten by squirrels. I have yet to purchase another one.

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Take it from me, DON'T use LFS in pots with valuable cultivars. That's just asking for the squirrels to dig them up. Use 100% Sphag peat or a sphag peat mixture sans the LFS.

I use LFS, I don't see them digging them up just knock the pot down.

What makes some plants better at math than others?

Square roots!

Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345487

By Fieldofscreams -  Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:15 pm
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- Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:15 pm #345487

I use NZLFSM and only grow outside. Have had my share of squirrel problems.

I discovered that squirrels just want either the moisture in the moss or they want the water in the tray. They of course destroy the plants in the process.

Mistakes were made

Re: Animal keep going after my plant?#345577

By tommyr -  Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:49 pm
Location:  Mid Hudson valley of New York
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- Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:49 pm #345577

You will need to build a cage to go over them. Weigh it down so as to not get knocked off.

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