So I got three rhizomes; mixed up a good rich mixture of composted manure, topsoil, and potting mix; and planted the 'zomes a few inches deep.
The raccoons can't keep their paws out of this stuff. I come out in the morning, find dirt all over, a big mess.
I tried putting bricks on top of the dirt - they toss them aside or dig under them. Whatever they are looking for, it isn't there, they really aren't interested in the rhizomes. But they keep looking anyway.
Short of standing guard with a shotgun all night (which would require not only giving up my sleep, but buying a gun), anyone have a good trick for keeping the critters out?
We live in the woods btw, I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle.
The raccoons can't keep their paws out of this stuff. I come out in the morning, find dirt all over, a big mess.
I tried putting bricks on top of the dirt - they toss them aside or dig under them. Whatever they are looking for, it isn't there, they really aren't interested in the rhizomes. But they keep looking anyway.
Short of standing guard with a shotgun all night (which would require not only giving up my sleep, but buying a gun), anyone have a good trick for keeping the critters out?
We live in the woods btw, I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle.