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edsoldtroutedsoldtrout Posts: 3
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What is digging my marigolds up at night, they are being scattered across the garden and all the soil from the pot is dug out, there is no signs of a cat using the pot as a toilet but I'm getting very despondent every morning when I open the curtains and see my pot destroyed. Any tips would be gratefully received thanks

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Squirrels looking for bulbs or nuts they buried last autumn?

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601

    Well, when this happens in my garden it is badgers but rabbits and foxes can do much the same. Badgers are looking for worms and grubs.

  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,697

    I had this problem with squirrels and the only cure was to cover the plants with a protective cage until they were big enough to look after themselves.

  • edsoldtroutedsoldtrout Posts: 3

    Thanks everyone 

     

  • arneilarneil Posts: 313

    A wire empty hanging basket over the pot would act as a cage

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