A Tomato No More
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (89046)
United States
June 8, 2018 7:03am CST
I got home from my business trip, and of course while I was away I left my wife with the task of watering my plants.
"What are you growing in the pot with the trestle?" she asked.
"There's a tomato plant in there," I told her.
"It's just dirt," she informed me.
I insisted there was a tomato plant in that pot started that was about 4 inches tall. But she insisted there was nothing in the pot but dirt.
I went outside and had a look for myself and sure enough. There was no tomato plant growing in there anymore.
I know the culprit. It's those damn rabbits. They ate my tomato plant.
Ugh. What a frustration. It was doing so well and I was sure I'd get a future harvest of delicious garden fresh tomatoes this summer. Now, not so much.
Anyone have a good recipe for hasenpfeffer stew?
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@just4him (317012)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Jun 18
You have to catch it first in order to have hasenpfeffer stew. It can't be too late to grow more tomato plants. You could also try going to the garden center and getting a couple that are already started. They could also help you with how to keep the bunnies away.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jun 18
I have a cat and a couple dogs but I also got a man with a bow and arrow that can and will kill them so I can freeze them and make stew.
I have seen one baby so that means there are 30 hiding.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jan 23
@porwest good lord this is a old post
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
11 Jan 23
@andriaperry Yes. As I often say, I always eventually get to them all. Your comment was left unattended to and so I attended to it. lol
@dgobucks226 (35467)
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11 Jun 18
I have the same problem with squirrels. They take a perfectly ripe tomato and I find it on the ground with one bite out of it. The least they could do is finish their meal 
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@dgobucks226 (35467)
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9 Jan 23
@porwest Dealing with a lawn full of holes now and nuts in the planters on my deck. Those squirrels are a nuisance. I need a pet hawk!
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
11 Jan 23
@dgobucks226 We have so many squirrels in the area I have often joked we'd never go hungry if we ever had to resort to eating them. lol
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
8 Jun 18
Aw sorry. That sucks. My parents do tomatoes in pots -- the have stuck pinwheels all around in the pots to discourage the wildlife :-)
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
12 Jan 23
@porwest Oh yeah - I think they idea is it moves in the breeze and the motion gets to them ...
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
13 Jan 23
@FayeHazel Hmm. Interesting. It does make sense.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
8 Jun 18
poor tomato being attacked by those naughty rabbits . I hope there's still tomatoes left.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
10 Jun 18
If I plant any tomato plants I usually hang the potted plants on my balcony near the eaves. They get lots of water and no animals can bother them. If all else fails, chicken wire works well to keep the critters out of the garden. 
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