tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post3225607850681515147..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Wednesday Vignette: Sweet and SourKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-31015306970131035662018-10-13T16:15:34.171-07:002018-10-13T16:15:34.171-07:00There's not much use for fur coats here in sun...There's not much use for fur coats here in sunny Southern California! <br />Like your badgers, raccoons are good-looking creatures, although not long on manners. I appreciate their oversight of the snail and slug population but do wish they'd give up their grub addiction.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-51868528630926715452018-10-13T01:12:45.815-07:002018-10-13T01:12:45.815-07:00Don't racoons make nice fur coats? Squirrels a...Don't racoons make nice fur coats? Squirrels are my least favourite visitors and vicious little Muntjac deer. Wildlife does bring the garden to life. Badgers are beautiful and it is a privilege to have them although they snuffle up the lawn and make disgusting lavatories in my borders. I love to get a glimpse of the red fox even if he does leave smells and I love cute liitle wood mice even if they do eat my bulbs.Chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985559591515617972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74979837660795660432018-10-12T10:19:14.479-07:002018-10-12T10:19:14.479-07:00It's frustrating to be sure, Jane. At least l...It's frustrating to be sure, Jane. At least last night's digging was moderate, although I still can't fathom why they keep coming back to the raised planters in the cutting garden.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-60107841292882104642018-10-12T03:30:18.347-07:002018-10-12T03:30:18.347-07:00Hi Kris, those rotten raccoons, what a problem. It...Hi Kris, those rotten raccoons, what a problem. It must be very disheartening to go out into the garden to find such destruction.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326022802944960576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14358906415941462972018-10-11T09:55:12.319-07:002018-10-11T09:55:12.319-07:00I wish our raccoons were shy, MDN! They will stop...I wish our raccoons were shy, MDN! They will stop and stare you down if confronted here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24191879605667946112018-10-10T23:38:58.747-07:002018-10-10T23:38:58.747-07:00Kris, your fountain looks beautiful! I'd love ...Kris, your fountain looks beautiful! I'd love to have a birth bath but unfortunately there are many cats in this area (feral and domestic) and they keep entering my garden, scaring birds and using my roses as litter Grrrr! I had to put canes, tiles and bricks around the roses to discourage them and looks horrible! I'm sorry about your damaged plants, I've never seen a racoon in my life, there are racoons here only in the northern provinces but always heard they are shy and rarely venture into gardens.MDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472409345156364028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-23716422774494851312018-10-10T19:21:40.572-07:002018-10-10T19:21:40.572-07:00Yeah, you're not allowed to trap and relocate ...Yeah, you're not allowed to trap and relocate raccoons here. It'd be fruitless anyway I suspect. I probably need to work out some kind of fencing around the raised planters of my cutting garden but then that makes caring for them more of a hassle too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14284710153305899282018-10-10T19:18:21.356-07:002018-10-10T19:18:21.356-07:00I've seen photos of roasted peacocks on-line h...I've seen photos of roasted peacocks on-line here, Peter, but no roasted raccoons!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-17458993212184217812018-10-10T19:16:48.423-07:002018-10-10T19:16:48.423-07:00We had rabbits here for the first time this spring...We had rabbits here for the first time this spring, Lisa, so I can sympathize. I was shocked by how fast they could nibble seedlings and small plants to the ground but, by summer, the coyotes and hawks seemingly cleared them from the area here. I think the coyotes and raccoons must have a pact as nothing, except cars, seem to take out the raccoons.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-59771538504866536982018-10-10T19:13:16.118-07:002018-10-10T19:13:16.118-07:00I've yet to find effective methods of keeping ...I've yet to find effective methods of keeping either squirrels or raccoons at bay. At one point I purchased a book on outwitting squirrels but even that author mentioned that any effort he'd used worked only for a short while.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-22664151018507690812018-10-10T19:08:06.312-07:002018-10-10T19:08:06.312-07:00I remember them as year-round visitors in prior ye...I remember them as year-round visitors in prior years but they gave me an extended pass during the summer months this year. They're making up for lost time now! I hope both our raccoon crews move on soon.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-51419238081154600582018-10-10T19:05:30.389-07:002018-10-10T19:05:30.389-07:00They are relentless! And why do they have to dig ...They are relentless! And why do they have to dig the same areas 2 days in a row?Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-16740289044891557112018-10-10T19:04:03.565-07:002018-10-10T19:04:03.565-07:00Like their fruitless search of the fountain, I thi...Like their fruitless search of the fountain, I think the raccoons are driven by some hard-wired need to search for grubs, even though there are a lot fewer of those present in the soil since the lawn came out. As the beds fill out, their destructive impact has decreased but cleaning up after them on a daily basis gets old fast.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-36510286299238866372018-10-10T15:16:11.820-07:002018-10-10T15:16:11.820-07:00Argh! You live in a suburban jungle! I'd say g...Argh! You live in a suburban jungle! I'd say get a Hav-a-hart trap, but where would you take the little critter if you caught it? CA probably has all sorts of wildlife protection laws, too. Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-21619298415878122832018-10-10T14:07:43.092-07:002018-10-10T14:07:43.092-07:00Raccoon - it's the new white meat... Sorry t...Raccoon - it's the new white meat... Sorry the little creeps keep destroying your garden.Peter/Outlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499260699813618283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81018586995990594212018-10-10T12:39:30.953-07:002018-10-10T12:39:30.953-07:00Time to call raccoon busters. They are so destruct...Time to call raccoon busters. They are so destructive. I feel your pain only rabbits are my nemesis. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-69550946982148695292018-10-10T10:22:34.273-07:002018-10-10T10:22:34.273-07:00Those little jerks! I watched a neighbor plant bul...Those little jerks! I watched a neighbor plant bulbs the other day and carefully lay wire mesh over the top of each section and secure it with ground staples, although I imagine her issue is with squirrels instead of raccoons. I've been finding their walnut stash all over my garden.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55490368411465158632018-10-10T09:24:29.689-07:002018-10-10T09:24:29.689-07:00The raccoons are getting active here too. Must be...The raccoons are getting active here too. Must be the cooler temps? And they love the newly planted! I found some succulents pitched out of their new homes this morning. They crawl like commandos through the creeping fig covered back wall, very well camouflaged at night.Denise/agrowingobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811925155960835891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-36874574873043140232018-10-10T09:05:41.387-07:002018-10-10T09:05:41.387-07:00Those rotten bastards!Those rotten bastards!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-52961702188014337932018-10-10T08:41:05.201-07:002018-10-10T08:41:05.201-07:00:( I wonder what keeps them digging... do you thi...:( I wonder what keeps them digging... do you think they are looking for grubs? Or are they just mischievous little bastards who like to mess with you? Sorry you have repeat events with them. I'm sure it is both expensive and frustrating. <br />~ Anna KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com