First outdoor grow - Have a serious rodent problem - Help?

[pbird]

Hello,I started two plants indoors and moved outdoors. my one is 4ft and I used a new fertilizer and the next day it's laying on the ground.

 

[pbird]

Re: First outdoor grow,have a serious rodent problem"help..

 

[pbird]

Re: First outdoor grow,have a serious rodent problem"help..

The first pic is the 4ft healthy and the second is it after being deported. And the third is the 2nd plant. What can I do to keep it alive?

 

[pbird]

Re: First outdoor grow,have a serious rodent problem"help..

I literally feel like I'm in caddy shack. I replanted the plant and it dug up the dirt again,then it moved to my second plant and deported it "The one in tires". So replanted both of them and decided to cut some chicken wire fencing g and put it around the base of the pot so it can't get to the dirt,literally the next morning the wire is mangled and bent and it dug up both plants once again,so this morning I put everything back and put brick on top of the fencing.

I can't shoot it bc im in city limits and I'm waiting for a trap but I'm not sure if it's the raccoon running around my area pretty the ground hog.

 

[pbird]

Did i post this wrong ?

 

[Bapple]

If the fertiliser is tasty, you may have to change the substrate and use less edible fertiliser....was it blood and bone?

 

[pbird]

I used fox farm ocean soil and it was fine for a month and was using ionic grow nutes amd it was fine for a month. I bought some happy frog 555 fertilizer and used it on the tall plant only and that night it got it. The other plant didn't have any fertility but it keeps digging it up too. I tried spices,pepper,hot sauce,and mother balls. I'm waiting for a trap to come. But my biggest question is what should I do to help and keep these plants alive after being in rooted?

 

[Bapple]

Just what you are doing which is repotting them immediately, but they will only survive if you can keep the critters from digging them up repeatedly. Photo no 1 shows a strong vigorous plant which should survive the trauma, but the critters have to be dealt with....but you know that.

Good luck

 

[KingstonRabbi]

I used fox farm ocean soil and it was fine for a month and was using ionic grow nutes amd it was fine for a month. I bought some happy frog 555 fertilizer and used it on the tall plant only and that night it got it. The other plant didn't have any fertility but it keeps digging it up too. I tried spices,pepper,hot sauce,and mother balls. I'm waiting for a trap to come. But my biggest question is what should I do to help and keep these plants alive after being in rooted?

I started an outdoor grow also, and my biggest fear is raccoons getting interested. They investigate everything new and will destroy things just for fun.

You may need to build a cage out of hardware cloth or galvanized fencing. Chicken wire is too light weight. Anchor it to ground in as many places and as deep as possible. Raccoons are persistent and will rise to the challenge you set before them.

Or you can make hanging baskets. A little tricky hanging up a 10 gallon pot, and finding branch to hold weight. Also creates problem of how to water and feed it. An extreme project but I've seen it done.

=>Is this grow on your property? Looks like may be guerilla grow.

Last option would be to bring them inside if you have room.

Good luck with which ever plan you choose.

 

[pbird]

Thanks for the options,ya whatever it is its defently persistent. I have received a box trap today and I'll be setting it up tonight. I have also been told "bonded repels all animal repellant is supposed to work great. So im goons use that after I catch the ground hog and coon.

And technically it's off my property but in a small patch of woods and some jaguar bushes.

 

[pbird]

I'm trying to keep it as stealthy as possible,so I'm trying to avoid caging my plants and I do have a set up for indoors but would much rather use the sunlight as much is possible bc you just can't beat nature.

 

[KingstonRabbi]

Only reason I ask about property is how stealthy your solution needs to be. Looks like you got that covered.
Looking forward to mug shots of the beast.
BTW- What are you gonna do with it after you catch it?

 

[pbird]

I just set the trap so hopefully I'll have mug shots tommorow. And i plan on murdering it,lol. Im jk I got a buddy whos going to let it loose in the country.

 

[pbird]

Well i caught my first rodent,wasn't expecting that but I'm gonna keep trapping.

 

[KingstonRabbi]

WooHoo! Nailed the perp!
Now how are the plants doing?

 

[pbird]

Well i believe there's still a coon and ground hog I'm going after but unfortunately I think I lost the smaller one in the tires

On another note my tallest plant has made it through and is getting back on track and starting to grow again. I also just put two other plans outside today so hopefully they have a more stress free life.

 

[pbird]

This is my monster 6ft tall and about 9 cocas. 3 weeks into flower and this was the plant that was all wilted from the coon.

 

[pbird]

a pic of the buds my good pics won't download for sum reason

 

[pbird]

This is my Bubba kush it's looking real healthy and the aroma is stronger than all my others I'm expecting good things from her.

 

[pbird]

This plant I call my charlie brown. It was one of two plants that kept getting dug up by rodents. I had to trim all the dead shit of the bottom but it's hanging in there,probably use this plant as a tester