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Neighbours’ pest destroyed my lettuce while I went on vacation


A tiny bed because we rented the house, and I was not allowed to get anything bigger than that. Turned out to be the right size for this pest. 😻

Edit: we love this cat, he is a friend 🙂 Fun part was that we were absent for a couple of weeks and when I checked the bed on arrival, it looked like I never planted anything. Like the seedlings had just disappeared and left no trace. I thought I was going crazy and it remained a mystery until a fee days later I saw this fluffy pest resting there.

by AppleNo7287

25 Comments

  1. 3DMakaka

    LOL, it’s almost like you made the bed the perfect size for the pest..

  3. dogwalkerott

    You made a box, kinda expect it to happen.

  4. CypripediumGuttatum

    Oh kitties. Birds will also eat lettuce down to the ground, I usually cover my seedlings up with netting to keep them from being lunch. Anyway it’s easy to reseed lettuce and it grows pretty quickly, we sow it multiple times a season.

  5. healthyBabyBoy

    outdoor cats are pests, and so are their owners.

  7. Cotton-DNA

    Add pine cones to the box. The cat won’t sit in it. That’s what I put in all of my garden beds and it fixed this issue for me as well.

  8. transpirationn

    My cats do this. If I start seeds in an open bed I have to jam a bunch of sticks into it all over so they can’t get into it and sleep lol

  12. BlueAster3

    My cat did this to an aloe plant! It’s a good thing she’s cute!

  13. Ordinary_Soup7979

    Lol if not the cat than another pest would do something. My mom has raised garden beds and still had to build a cage around her lettuce to prevent the ground hogs from getting in

  14. HuntsWithRocks

    My advice is to use chicken wire… or as I like to call it: kitten wire.

    I wrap around containers and it keeps cats, skunks, etc out.

  15. nmacaroni

    Just as likely could have been a wild rabbit. Next time, add a cover.
    P.S.
    Cats are assholes.

  17. Altruistic_Shame8979

    I’m sorry but I laughed aloud. Having the exact same issue with my onions, but 75% of the pest problem are my own household pests

  18. Gayfunguy

    Lmao!!! Omg thats too funny why is this planter perfect sized for a cat?

  19. Fun_Artichoke_7289

    Everyone knows a cat can’t resist a box

  20. Og_frmrT

    Hate to be that guy but… that’s not lettuce in the first pic. Those are brassicas/kale mix.

  21. Apprehensive-Mine656

    You were allowed to plant the perfect cat trap.

  22. Ok-Succotash278

    These things happen. 🤷‍♀️
    Put some netting over those boxes next time maybe?
    That’s a very cute cat

    Animals do stuff to gardens. I

  23. goddamn_slutmuffin

    Last summer, I decided to sow some cilantro seeds in a rectangular planter that I could fit on my deck’s ledge. It felt like the perfect spot to keep it in, where it gets the right amount of shade to not bolt so quickly.

    Seeds sprouted, grew to like 2 inches, and then just stopped. Like they were stunted. Couldn’t figure out why. Got some cameras for another reason, and lo and behold! The neighborhood stray I feed was taking hour-long naps in my planter. Dude must’ve been laying in that for half the summer 🥲 lol

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