Come to find out, it's a momma racoon. Just saw her walk out from under the house with a couple of babies following. One of the little ones got separated due to seeing us and turning around. We came back inside to let momma come get it. I could have grabbed it but I don't need a pet coon. Hard to tame.
Oh well.They’d be easier to kill without babies.
My garden is going great. I’ll be harvesting my garlic next week.
My tomato plants are now doing well. I started having some trouble with some kind of blight so cleaned the plants up and sprayed them yesterday. I read where laying wood chips down helps prevent the dirt from splashing up and prevents blight. If I can win against it this year, I’ll really feel like I’ve made progress.
The onions are getting good size, the butternut is beginning to flower, and my pepper plants are recovering from being eaten. Some of my potatoes have been chewed up at the bottom. They are wilting and when I lift the stem it’s not attached.
However, I have had very little trouble with potato beetles. We have a couple birds who practically live in the garden. It’s like their private smorgasbord. I also got some beneficial insects but have not seen any of those. However, something is keeping the vermin down so I’m grateful for that.
Need me to send you a Coon Hound?
Only two are home right now - the rest (along with the Plott Hounds) are all up at Bear Training Camp this week.
I was just out ‘shining’ my THIRD misfit that has been stealing suet baskets and raiding the bird feeders all week.
Beau took the traps with him, so I’m on my own. Taking everything in at night seems to be working, but s/he still shows up.