Lost a lovely cabbage to this guy last night. Today in L.A. you can find raccoons almost anywhere. I've heard they're traveling in storm drains and turning up all over the city.The best deterrant for my garden so far is netting and floating row covers, secured carefully and thoroughly with clothes pins. What they can't see or access, they won't eat. All else is fair game and once they've discovered your food source, they'll likely come back, as will skunks, squirrels, and all other suburbanized and urbanized critters.
While raccoons are major threats to gardens, the biggest problem for me is rats. They eat everything and seem to be able to cross all barriers.
ReplyDelete