Some animal is eating my lettuce, and other veggies.

Question

is there anything i can put down to keep them away from the plants? i do not have a huge garden, just a large planter...is there anything?

Answer 1

Could be bunnies or birds, in which case the chicken wire will keep them out.  Although I never had birds go for my lettuce.

Could also be earwigs, slugs, snails, caterpillars or any other type of bug.  Try going out at night with a flashlight and check over your plants very, very carefully.  Be sure to check the underside of leaves, down inside the leaves, everywhere you can.  You may find the culprit that way.

Some bugs are out and about during the day.  So check over your plants during daylight, too.  Tomato worms are notoriously difficult to spot, as they blend in with the plants so well.

You can hand pick off any bugs you see.  That may not be enough.  If you must, go with an organic bug soap.  I've used Safer's Insecticidal Soap with good results.

Check out this link for a recipe for getting rid of bugs organically.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2309236_get-rid-...

I always try to plant a few plants extra of my favorites, so there will be some left for me.

Answer 2

probably rabbits.  use a stick and tie two tin pans on it to blow in the wind.  change position every day so they don't get used to it.

or enclose the planter in chicken wire.

Answer 3

human hair from the barber shop.. about a handful scattered on the soil below the plants... sometimes you can brush the dog and get the same effect.....

Answer 4

Watch out for earwigs too. They can do some real damage that looks like a large animal did it.For them go to Jerry Baker's site and look for a cure to this problem. If you are sure it's an animal try making your own pepper spray with cayenne pepper.

Answer 5

put a few scarecrows   more effective than u think

Answer 6

lol that sucks for you....dont kill them with some toxic c**p