Muskrat ate Ernesto, Clear Pink,

garnetmoth · August 30, 2009

So sad, a chipmunk had gotten some of our earlier tomatoes.

I had one of the 3 Ernestos starting to color up (been a bit of a busy year, havent given the tomatoes as much love as they may need) The fruits were so heavy they had pulled the branch over the cage, so I propped them up on a 5-gal bucket so nothing could get them near the ground.

Nope. no ground creature. it is a muskrat. strange for it to be around here....
I can hope Ernesto sets more fruits, but I got the half-eaten blushing fruit's seeds. will process them this morning....

August 30, 2009	#1
garnetmoth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: cincinnati, oh Posts: 492	Muskrat ate Ernesto, Clear Pink, So sad, a chipmunk had gotten some of our earlier tomatoes. I had one of the 3 Ernestos starting to color up (been a bit of a busy year, havent given the tomatoes as much love as they may need) The fruits were so heavy they had pulled the branch over the cage, so I propped them up on a 5-gal bucket so nothing could get them near the ground. Nope. no ground creature. it is a muskrat. strange for it to be around here.... I can hope Ernesto sets more fruits, but I got the half-eaten blushing fruit's seeds. will process them this morning....