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Originally Posted by oldman
My guess would be raccoons. Anything that has bone or fishmeal or is fertilized with fish emulsions will be interesting to them. I stopped fertilizing tomatoes when I learned that the fertilizer I used smelled like food to them. They'd dig up the plant looking for something that wasn't there. The plant would get replanted and they'd keep digging. Eventually I relacated them, but there are almays more raccoons.
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Thanks. I'd put organic fertilizer on them (Down to Earth and Espoma Tomato Tone, as well as Alaska Fish Fertilizer) but had no idea that they'd find that fragrant stuff appetizing. I thought organic would be better! Instead they almost dug up one of my plants!
So last time I fertilized, a few days ago, I put a couple of Jobe's Tomato Food spikes in each pot. I hope they will be enough for the season.
Anyhow, if the critters try to tear through the plastic, maybe I'll spray animal repellent on the pots. Or put paving stones on top of the plastic.