tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post2973038680438167778..comments2024-02-18T15:08:06.222-05:00Comments on Notes from Norma: Caught in the ActNorma Schlagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03979046682608968891noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-19990886461045546492011-08-04T22:55:25.185-04:002011-08-04T22:55:25.185-04:00oh but he is CUTE!!!oh but he is CUTE!!!Natalya Khorover Aikenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490493432155941262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-76981412131335795662011-07-29T01:38:30.393-04:002011-07-29T01:38:30.393-04:00Chipmunks are primarily diurnal, the other critter...Chipmunks are primarily diurnal, the other critters are primarily nocturnal. Not to belabor this, but if you keep the portions relatively small, especially now and through the autumn while they're stockpiling for winter, it shouldn't be a problem. <br /><br />I will now leave this alone.<br />Promise.my crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484071987163894248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-37345051725463641442011-07-29T01:04:02.224-04:002011-07-29T01:04:02.224-04:00I feel your pain. THis year our DOG has been eatin...I feel your pain. THis year our DOG has been eating our tomatoes just as they turn ripe! I sure hope HE's enjoying them! :-)Candied Fabricshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959758829749783921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-52929892417090678292011-07-28T23:17:19.758-04:002011-07-28T23:17:19.758-04:00I think it's too late for the cage this year, ...I think it's too late for the cage this year, but I will consider it for next year. I'm not sure if I want to put food out and encourage other critters to come and visit, like raccoons and skunks and possum.Norma Schlagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979046682608968891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-53532272043658360992011-07-28T18:30:53.630-04:002011-07-28T18:30:53.630-04:00Oh, Norma, you want everything.
But seriously, a ...Oh, Norma, you want everything. <br />But seriously, a carpenter will be able to hinge and hasp the cage so you can access the plants. It's an extremely simple structure.<br /><br />I know all stripes of folks screech about feeding wildlife, but I've success with a feeding station that discourages pillaging from the locals (mostly raccoons and oppossums). It seems cruel to me to feed birds so lavishly and rage at the small mammals.Melanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-77939006337734750902011-07-28T18:23:37.467-04:002011-07-28T18:23:37.467-04:00I wouldn't be so mad at varmints if they would...I wouldn't be so mad at varmints if they would eat the whole tomato, not just take a bite out of it and leave the rest there to taunt us. We always blame squirrels, but we have chipmunks too so maybe this criminal conspiracy is wider than we thought.Kathleen Loomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-2478283179749508392011-07-28T17:33:49.526-04:002011-07-28T17:33:49.526-04:00CAT !!CAT !!Suehttp://www.youngerday.blogspot.comspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-34397814648851553352011-07-28T13:31:47.803-04:002011-07-28T13:31:47.803-04:00Thanks, Melanie. Two good suggestions. I would h...Thanks, Melanie. Two good suggestions. I would have to make the cage so that I could open it and pick the tomatoes. I went out this morning and whole sections on the bottom of the plant were stripped.Norma Schlagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979046682608968891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521164720568046628.post-62652604344632495572011-07-28T10:28:13.401-04:002011-07-28T10:28:13.401-04:00Put out some kind of chipmunk feed. They're st...Put out some kind of chipmunk feed. They're stealing the tomatoes to eat them and they're eating because they're hungry. Leave the feed where they'll find it (they probably use an established route to your terrace which a little more observation will reveal) and far enough away from the tomatoes to discourage pilfering. Try the squirrel feed mix that grocery stores sell with the birdseed. <br /><br />Also, make -- or have someone make for you -- a cage with a double layer of poultry fencing and a "ceiling". Offset the layers so you have holes too small for chipmunks. Use loose-pin hinges so it can be taken apart to store flat and be ready for next year.Melanienoreply@blogger.com