After nearly a month, I thought my plants might actually be safe from the raccoon. Especially since he’d been by and would very nicely dig next to the plant, leaving them happily in their place in the dirt. I was wrong.
He came by last night and dug up half of one of my planters of snapdragons and dusty miller. He dug around the gomphrena, but left them in the planter. He did dig up some weeds on the patio, so that at least was good. But otherwise…
Stupid rat bastard.
You might have to set out a coon trap… or do it like “Where the Red Fern Grows” and get yourself a coon dog. Although… I don’t think it’s the same coon they’re talking about!
I actually don’t think it’s that big a problem. He doesn’t seem to be coming by regularly so he’s not actually killing anything. He’s just inconveniencing me and the plants every so often.