This morning I checked on my container garden plants and saw two perfectly healthy tomato plants but I came out around 5pm and found them like this. These plants would be the second and third time this has happened. Less than two weeks ago another had a similar issue. No evidence of anything above the soil and a clean cut across the top. Can't find any of the tops around. The plant in the barrel type container about 3/4 of a foot high each. The one in the jug was a cutting taken from the one that I lost awhile back that I was maturing.
Any ideas?
by tcriverrat18
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Animal is biting off the top.
Groundhogs
Could be birds. They like to pull young plants up and leave them there for fun. If they can’t pull they cut
I would put netting around them to keep out
Edit: talked to my wife who happened to look out the window during my 1pm meeting who said she saw a darn squirrel munching on some leaves. Sounds like that’s the culprit.
I just sprinkled chili flakes all over EVERYTHING that’s not mint or marigold. I also sprinkled it in my new bird feeder that they have taken over.
I’m just desperate to make these suckers leave me alone 😔
An eaten tomato plant.
Delicious microgreens. Thanks for the meal!
happened to one of my atomic grape. pissed me off. just chomped the top off. didn’t even look eaten. just severed. 😒