will chipmunks eat things in my garden?....

[redhen]

hi...the other day i noticed a chimpmunk in my garden...i have marigolds and some garden wire around my garden...but the holes in the fencing are more rabbit proof size..chimpmunls can fit through them..so..i'm hoping chipmunks dont damage gardens?.....thanks, Wendy

 

[Tutter]

The biggest complaint I've heard is about flower bulbs. They also can bump some plants, tunnel beneath them, eat a few flower parts, etc.

Do you have a bird feeder near the garden? That attracts them, as does pet food, both of which they eat, and stockpile.

 

[redhen]

thanks Tutter!....no,no feeder by the garden...i need to figure out another type of fencing i think...maybe add chicken wire over the other fencing....all my sprouts are coming up and i dont want to loose them now!......even if i do think the little critters are adorable!.um....maybe i can set up a feeder somewhere close by but not IN the garden to occupy him?....thanks, Wendy