Tag Archives: raccoons

Why one berry box has no plastic

Posted on December 17, 2020 by carolee

Late this autumn, I built four hardware cloth-covered frames to fit over the 6′ x 3′ raised beds in the potager. Three of them were covered with a layer of plastic and are now protecting winter vegetable crops (spinach, leeks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged berry boxes, garden critters, Indiana gardening, potager, raccoons, seeding perennials, winter seeding | 5 Comments

And Now It’s the Melons!

Posted on August 5, 2019 by carolee

Yes, the raccoons held another party in the potager last night, and after they’d eaten or damaged at least 21 tomatoes…there may have been more, since it’s hard to identify the “body parts” when they are strewn here and there…they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Critter damage, growing your own food, heirloom melons, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, melons, potager, raccoons | 11 Comments

July: Monthly Review

Posted on August 4, 2019 by carolee

July was an excellent month, with enough rain that the only watering required were the pots and containers. In fact, the garlic, onions, and shallots did not appreciate all the rains, and began to rot before they were truly ready … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged growing vegetables, growing your own food, harvest totals, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, monthly review, potager, raccoons | 6 Comments

Bandits strike again

Posted on July 29, 2019 by carolee

Remember those lovely clusters of “Polbig” tomatoes? There will be no poundage comparison between “Polbig” and “Defiant” this year. Last night for the second time, raccoons harvested tomatoes in the potager. Of course, they chose the biggest and the ripest, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged garden pests, Indiana gardening, Polbig tomatoes, potager, raccoons, tomatoes | 12 Comments

June: Monthly Review

Posted on July 3, 2019 by carolee

Here’s the official “end of June” photo of the potager. If you go back to look at the May Review, you can see quite a difference. June began as a replay of April & May…cooler than usual and rain … Continue reading →

Posted in monthly review, Uncategorized | Tagged critter control, fava beans, growing vegetables, harvest totals, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, peas, Potager, raccoons, watering | 10 Comments

Destruction continues!

Posted on June 28, 2018 by carolee

My poor begonia! After removing 10…that’s TEN raccoons so far, this is still happening! Another victim. And the big pot just planted yesterday now looks like this: And to add salt to the wound, last night’s trap was … Continue reading →

Posted in critter control, garden pests, Uncategorized | Tagged garden pests, gardening, Potager, raccoons | 36 Comments

Frustration!

Posted on May 8, 2018 by carolee

This was the 8th morning in a row that I’ve looked out the French doors to see this! Every day I replant the container, sometimes having to replace flowers that are too damaged to stay. Every night a raccoon … Continue reading →

Posted in critter control, garden pests, Uncategorized | Tagged critters, gardening, Potager, raccoons | 36 Comments

The Bad

Posted on July 3, 2016 by carolee

Not everything in the new potager has been perfect. The most frustrating aspect comes from critters, who thwart every effort. The most frustrating has been the raccoons, which have decimated the strawberry harvest. After only 4 quarts of beautiful, big … Continue reading →

Posted in garden pests, gardening, Potager, Uncategorized | Tagged critters, garden pests, gardening, Plantskydd, potager, raccoons, strawberries | 7 Comments