31-05-2021, 12:21 PM
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Foxing the Foxes
My cousin/SiL gave us some tomato, basil, and chilli plants last week, and on Saturday I put them out in a grow bag.The following day, the foxes decided to have some fun, dug up all the plants, tore the bag in multiple places, and spread compost around the garden.
I had an old pallet in the garage so I cut it up to make a table, then a frame to surround the shredded bag and keep the insides within, then added some legs made from a length of scaffold plank. I reused sixteen of the nails from the pallet as well to hold it all together.
I slid a piece of spare floor laminate under the bag to stop it disintegrating. That will be removed later once the plants have become established.
I salvaged as much of the bag, compost, and plants as I could, and my lovely cousin (my Lovely Cousin's sister) dropped some more off to replace the ones that had been too savaged to survive. This is the end result.
I am required by law to inform you that my legs are licensed and insured for public display purposes.
31-05-2021, 04:10 PM
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Re: Foxing the Foxes
Great improvisation Fruitcake- I reckon you could sell a few of those!Are you sure it was foxes that did the mischief. Ripping the bag to shreds like that and rummaging through the compost and pots seems the behavior of a badger. They certainly have the claws sharp enough for tearing into a growbag.
Be interesting to set up a trail camera
31-05-2021, 06:41 PM
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Re: Foxing the Foxes
Originally Posted by toners
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Great improvisation Fruitcake- I reckon you could sell a few of those!Are you sure it was foxes that did the mischief. Ripping the bag to shreds like that and rummaging through the compost and pots seems the behavior of a badger. They certainly have the claws sharp enough for tearing into a growbag.
Be interesting to set up a trail camera
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