A Tomato No More

@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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@JudyEv (338357)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jun 18
What a shame the rabbits got your tomato plant. My raised beds are great for foiling rabbits but not so much the kangaroos.
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
14 Jun 18
lol. At least I don't have to contend with kangaroos around here. But I may be doing some garden raising myself next year. It's a project.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
8 Jun 18
you can take care of this.Rub some Vic vapor rub on it.They will not like the smell
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
In future I may have to try this. Although I admit I have pretty much given up on trying to grow tomatoes. lol. BTW, miss ya bud.
@rebelann (112732)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Jun 18
Those dang wabbits ..... they're eating my hollyhock blossoms. Stew, hummmm, sounds tasty Maybe a chicken wire cage around the plant will keep the wabbits out ..... otherwise maybe a snare for the stew??
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@rebelann (112732)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Jan 23
Hmmmm, I've never had wabbit stew but some of my dad's Army friends said it was delicious ..... they had it when they were holed up in WWII while fightin
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
I am liking the idea of the snare for the stew much better in this scenario. lol
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@rebelann I have not eaten much rabbit anything in my life, but the few times I have, it was not bad at all. My wife refuses to eat it though. She said she does not want to eat Fluffy. lol
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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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@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
Catching the rabbit would be the easy part. Not only was I once in pest control, I was a licensed, experienced professional trapper in my capacity in that role. I used to work for Batzner.
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@just4him (317012)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 23
@porwest I've heard of that company.
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@just4him Yeah. They are based in New Berlin, but operate throughout the state and even in parts of Illinois.
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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
@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
That would appear to be quite effective as well. lol
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@dgobucks226 (35467)
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)
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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@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
I'd make a stew out of the squirrels too. Much less meat than a rabbit, of course. But at least my tomatoes will be safe. Presumably. lol
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
12 Jul 18
@porwest Are there a lot of rabbits going around and eating the plants?
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
16 Jul 18
@porwest That is too bad.
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@porwest (89046)
• United States
15 Jul 18
Apparently. I have nothing but dirt here. 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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@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
Pinwheels, hey? Never heard of that. I imagine it works to scare them away?
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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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@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
Not a one. They got 'em all. lol
@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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@porwest (89046)
• United States
9 Jan 23
My luck suddenly rabbits would learn how to fly or be able to buy jet packs from Amazon. lol