7/8/07

Green Thumb Sunday - Something is eating my citrus

I took this meyer lemon to Lowes today to the citrus guy, Chuck. He has lived here his whole life and grew up around citrus. He says it's definitely a critter of some kind. His hunch was a bird or squirrel. I have never seen any critters around the citrus, but I think he's right. It looks like scratch marks and pole holes. I'd bet it's a bird. Chuck suggested I get Critter Ridder, which I did. I'll let you know how it works.
Labels: at 7/08/2007 01:31:00 PM

5 comments:

  1. Could do with Critter Ridder here in England. Would it work on slugs and snails. Unlike you we've had too much rain and our Summer seems to have done a disappearing act.
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  2. Nothing worse than critters, etc. ruing your stuff! We've had such an infestation of Japanese Beetles lately, I know exactly how you feel!
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  3. Wow I don't know much about citrus.
    What I do know is that some baby birds can be grounded still for about one more week. (time they come out of the nest) It only takes one ground bound for a night to play havoc with fruits.
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  4. How deeply into the fruit do the wounds go? Are they all just on the surface? Squirrels and rats have really really long teeth in front that are more or less sickle-shaped. Are there any areas of the fruit where it looks like the animal bit in deep? If the defects are all on the surface, then I'd think it was a bird.

    Just a guess or two - but you already narrowed it down to a bird or rodent, so I guess I'm not helping much!
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  5. Thanks for the advice everyone. I think the critter ridder has done its job. I've not found any new damage. I still have no idea what caused it in the first place though. I'll keep you posted.
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