Digger has been here again. But could it be the Purple Swamp Hens?
The day after I chased Digger out one of my zucchini and eggplant had been completely dug out. When I mentioned this to Sven, his reaction was: "Oh well, we'll have to send Flicka after it again...."
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| How could she scare anybody? |
But when I woke up the next morning and checked on the patch, another potato plant was uncovered. Now his reaction was completely different. For him potatoes are sacred! Nobody messes up with a Swede's spuds! Not even Digger.
So we put a fence around it. Chicken wire (90 cm high) wrapped around 4 pegs, one in each corner. It will definitely make it harder for me to go in and out but I'm a bit dubious about keeping Digger out. He can fly and he is determined. He knows there are nice and juicy roots in this garden. He can smell them! (Can birds smell? How do they know there's something delicious to be eaten under ground? Instinct? They're not so dumb after all!)
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| I'm very clever!... |
Sven and Ian think it will work, as scrub turkeys need to run first and get speed to start flying off. Hmmm maybe! I'm not totally convinced.
So their theory is that Digger would not go in and feel trapped in.
Actually I wouldn't mind him trapped in! We could have an early Christmas dinner in the making... And stopping the digging all in one go!
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| All fenced in |
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| Nothing going in or out for now! |
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| Looking secure |
We might even add a few freshly dug potatoes in the pot... :)
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