Garden Pests and Diseases: What critter uproots plants?, 1 by pizzacat

pizzacat wrote:
Does anyone know what pulls plants up? I've included a picture. The first time, it tore them all up, the 2nd- four plants, the 3rd- only two, plus it dug at the dirt at some others. (It did not eat the plants, only dug them up.) At planting, I placed bone meal, blood meal, and epsome salt in the hole- could that have attracted some creature? Can anything be done to discourage future 'attacks'? Thanks for having a look!