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Gardening

KurtNYC

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2. Thanks. That was my first thought too.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 03:50 PM

Jul 2014

My co-farmer thinks this is ground hog damage but I saw straight edge cuts through some of the leaves on the plants that are left. Also the crabgrass seems cut on the edamame side of the row but not on the onion side.

I hope it was a ground hog because if it was a string trimmer I'm pissed.

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What kind of damage is this? [View all] KurtNYC Jul 2014 OP

Looks like somebody came along with a weed whacker. sinkingfeeling Jul 2014 #1

Thanks. That was my first thought too. KurtNYC Jul 2014 #2

Deer? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2014 #3

Do you have deer as this looks like perfect deer groomed plants. uppityperson Jul 2014 #4

There is an 8-foot fence on the field but...hmmm KurtNYC Jul 2014 #7

Rabbits? LiberalEsto Jul 2014 #5

Deer. postulater Jul 2014 #6

Rabbits and deer. eom littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #8

The bunny population has been very busy littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #9

Looks like it could be groundhog to me NEOhiodemocrat Jul 2014 #10

Looks like deer to me, too. ginnyinWI Jul 2014 #11

One of my friends uses two low fences, one inside the other, on his farm KurtNYC Jul 2014 #12

Looks like what deer do to my garden (before buying the motion detector water scarecrows!) NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #13