Garden Pests and Diseases: Mystery Troublemaker, 0 by IrisLover79

IrisLover79 wrote:
Hi guys,

Well thanks for all your advise. I'm going to try watering around where the corn is lying on the ground and see if I get any tracks. It was only 3 stalks of corn. We're in the suburbs. It must've fallen off one of the trains and started growing there, cause we didn't plant it. We had some before and a few wheat stalks, also. Pam, that's funny what you said about the vines, because there is wild pumpkin (inedible) and Virginia Creeper growing everywhere back there. There's actually vines all around where the corn is already. Wow, a moose, huh? I thought deer were big enough, lol. That would probably freak me out.

The likely suspects so far are: deer, red fox, or raccoons. The other, bigger animals we have around here are coyotes (never saw one near the houses, though, just on the streets), possums, or skunks (only saw one once).

GardenMermaid, I'm glad I don't live around big dangerous animals. I always kind of shudder when I think that people leave near mountain lions and bears. I guess the black bears aren't that bad, but grizzlys, no way! We don't even have big snakes here, so I guess I'm lucky. This critter isn't causing too many problems. My parents wanted to eat the corn, but since it was next to a big pokeweed plant, that probably wouldn't have been a good idea anyway. I'm just curious what is doing it.

~Kristy

Here's a pic of when the corn was first knocked over