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Subject: Help! Racoon is Destroying My Garden...
From: "nerv" <nerv@ix.netcom.com>
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
Date: Tue, 16 May 00 09:49:01
Message-ID: <MOD$000515.7940@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



Greetings All,

My heart is breaking. Every day I lose several plants (perennials, veggies,
shrubs, potted plants...you name it!) to the racoon (could possibly be the
skunk but I'm pretty sure it's the racoon). My garden is gradually being
destroyed. I've tried spreading hot pepper around, also moth balls. I've
placed wire mesh gaurds around my plants and secured those to posts driven
into the ground, but he/she just tears those up too. I have a Scarecrow
sprinkler....it is activated by a motion detecter...doesn't phase him/her.
Tonight I will set a live trap...maybe if I can catch the critter a couple
of times it will be too scared to come back. I don't want to relocate it in
case it has babies. I'm all out of ideas. Does anyone have any advice? It
would be greatly appreciated. I'm brought to tears nearly every day as I
watch my cherished plants be destroyed one by one.

Regards,

Yvonne