I never got out to the garden yesterday because I figured it wasn't worth it. I should have watered because it's been dry of course. So going out today.... and this sight greeted me.
All three beds were torn up. The south bed, didn't really care because nothing was planted and the raised bed is mostly potatoes and didn't have much in the way of insect activity. The west bed though, completely torn up.
I grabbed the cultivator and started raking, thinking the plants were all eaten and trashed. As I did, I found the romaine was a total loss but there were about nine or ten radishes that were still intact as well as the larger cilantro. I saw a tiny onion sprig but lost it in the shuffle of dirt. Even the oregano was only covered in soil with nothing torn up. Sigh.
The rampaging animal likely was looking for worms because I saw some worm piles in that bed the other day. I will be looking for replacement radish seeds and onions next month as well as trying to start more lettuces.
I watered thoroughly as I could then replaced the wire cover and hope that the piece of wood suffices. I might go out later and add another log or two and maybe use the other piece of chicken wire on the raised bed for insurance.
And on the topic of tortured plants. This is an oak tree, possibly a live oak or a cork oak that is one of three trees along that short wall in a commercial area. We park our car there when we go to the grocery store. That was a thriving, full canopy a few months ago. They pollarded it. Butchered them horridly and I am beyond disgusted. Oak trees do not grow back like that!
I feel like throwing something. Sharp.... and heavy. At the supposed tree company that did that.
Sorry to end on an angry note so close to Christmas but I am just so appalled by this.
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