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Jul 24, 2024 9:25 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
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Chipmunks & squirrels eat tomatoes in my garden....birds love to peck the ripe tomatoes, but I don't have any right now....the birds should be in there eating the insects!
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Jul 24, 2024 9:32 AM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
I have to get my tomatoes before they get too ripe because otherwise something eats them.

Slugs love them. If they crack the ants move in. Nice juicy ripe and the birds peck at them. And then the chipmunk loves to have a snack of just perfect nice ripe tomatoes.

Yes, I pick mine before the pests get into them.
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Jul 25, 2024 1:26 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
Birds Daylilies Dog Lover Garden Art Heucheras
I picked my 1st ripe large tomato....Purple Cherokee....
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Jul 25, 2024 3:49 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
RobinD said: I picked my 1st ripe large tomato....Purple Cherokee....


I have to pick mine and let ripen more on the Kitchen Table otherwise the critters get into the tomatoes and spoil things.
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Jul 26, 2024 8:45 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
Birds Daylilies Dog Lover Garden Art Heucheras
Good plan.
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Jul 26, 2024 9:37 AM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Yikes, I just did read in the on line news that they found a Feral Cat that tested positive for rabies on Long Island. First confirmed case since 1016 Or so the paper said.
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Jul 27, 2024 9:43 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
Birds Daylilies Dog Lover Garden Art Heucheras
A bear bit a woman in her backyard last week in central CT & they were testing him for rabies, too, but I haven't heard the results...scary disease.
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Jul 27, 2024 3:51 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
RobinD said: A bear bit a woman in her backyard last week in central CT & they were testing him for rabies, too, but I haven't heard the results...scary disease.


Oh no. I am really afraid of bears and so glad there are none around here.
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Aug 1, 2024 9:39 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
Birds Daylilies Dog Lover Garden Art Heucheras
Bear was roaming around across the road....hope he leaves when the house becomes occupied, don't like him in my yard after dark...
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Aug 1, 2024 9:43 AM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
RobinD said: Bear was roaming around across the road....hope he leaves when the house becomes occupied, don't like him in my yard after dark...


I would not like him in my yard at any time!!
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Aug 2, 2024 1:37 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
Birds Daylilies Dog Lover Garden Art Heucheras
No, but at least I can see him during the day....I take Nicki out every night & even though the lights are on, I wouldn't see him! Too scary.
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Aug 2, 2024 6:37 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
RobinD said: No, but at least I can see him during the day....I take Nicki out every night & even though the lights are on, I wouldn't see him! Too scary.


The bear needs to leave!!
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Aug 6, 2024 9:57 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
Birds Daylilies Dog Lover Garden Art Heucheras
I bought an air horn to scare the bear...HA...he was across the road ripping up garbage bags..I went to the window & pressed the button...scared me & Nicki, did NOT faze the stupid bear!
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Aug 6, 2024 3:15 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
RobinD said: I bought an air horn to scare the bear...HA...he was across the road ripping up garbage bags..I went to the window & pressed the button...scared me & Nicki, did NOT faze the stupid bear!


Oh no. Stupid bear really needs to go!!
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Aug 7, 2024 10:10 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
Birds Daylilies Dog Lover Garden Art Heucheras
DEEP needs to relocate him.
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Aug 7, 2024 1:26 PM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
RobinD said: DEEP needs to relocate him.


Yes, he needs to leave!!

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