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I am having problems with rats eating my tomatoes. Is there any thing that I could do to stop them? I am not the only one around here that is having this problem.
Darlene from Carriere
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RE: Rats Are Eating My Tomatoes
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Post By lolly. (Guest Post)
(08/25/2008)
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I tried chili powder all over tomatoes. It just made them hungrier. This is the first year that I have had this problem. Interestingly they go for my big tomatoes and not the cherry ones.
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Post By Cindy (Guest Post)
(07/03/2008)
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Sprinkle red pepper around the plants. My mom swears it works. I'm having the same problem and am going to try it today.
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Post By Bobbie (Guest Post)
(06/19/2008)
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I am having the same problem! I don't know what to do. They are eating MOST of my tomatoes. My dogs can't catch them. Don't know what to do! Distressed in Texas
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Post By (Guest Post)
(06/13/2008)
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I use taller cages, make some with chicken wire or some smaller hole openings.
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RE: Rats Are Eating My Tomatoes
Maybe get a couple of big cats ??
GG Vi
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Post By Nance (Guest Post)
(06/12/2008)
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Many animals hate citrus smell. Maybe you could put lemon peels near your ripe tomatoes. Also, you could make a solution from blended garlic, hot peppers, and a little cooking oil to make it stick, and coat your tomatoes with them. (Just an idea - good in theory, but I don't know if it'll work.) Good luck!
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RE: Rats Are Eating My Tomatoes
I read in Mother Earth News a long time ago that mice and rats don't burp, so putting down sodas that attract them, make their insides "pop" for lack of a more graphic expression. Try it, or google "pest control" and see if you can get some help there. I spent a lot of time in Alaska, and they hang 5 gallon buckets from hooks on their porches, and grow tomatoes out the bottoms and flowers out the tops. If you can make your tomatoes inaccessable, that might help, too. Good luck.
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