I am frustrated as all heck. I just planted 3 small Heuchera plants that my mother gave me, only to go outside the next day and find them all gone. Normally - one would say - so what - that's sometimes what happens with plants. They get eaten. Well, here's my dilema 1) Heuchera is deer deterant and since I live in downtown, it wouldn't be deer anyways 2) as I just said - I"m in the middle of downtown! 3) My mother lives on 10 acres in the woods with every creature known to man and her's have never been touched 4) I went on a garden tour this weekend across 2 states (8 gardens) and nobody else has this problem or can even guess what it might be.
Whatever took it obviously really likes the taste of it too cause the first night, all the plants were gone with the dirt only a little scratched up (meaning I think the roots were still there). So I covered the dirt back up with mulch and today I look out and the dirt and mulch are all scratched up again. Still not deep enough to get to the roots, but very obviously after the Heuchera because the 3 dirt spots were in the exact location it use to be.
I want to plant more, but am a bit hesitant for obvious reasons.
Does anyone know what eats this plant? One thought was skunks because I do have a lot of those and my mother doesn't remember the last time she smelled one at her house, but wouldn't at least one of those 8 other gardens I saw have a problem? Also, one of the gardens is down the street from me (same street!) and they have ton's of Heucheras - no problems.
Whatever took it obviously really likes the taste of it too cause the first night, all the plants were gone with the dirt only a little scratched up (meaning I think the roots were still there). So I covered the dirt back up with mulch and today I look out and the dirt and mulch are all scratched up again. Still not deep enough to get to the roots, but very obviously after the Heuchera because the 3 dirt spots were in the exact location it use to be.
I want to plant more, but am a bit hesitant for obvious reasons.
Does anyone know what eats this plant? One thought was skunks because I do have a lot of those and my mother doesn't remember the last time she smelled one at her house, but wouldn't at least one of those 8 other gardens I saw have a problem? Also, one of the gardens is down the street from me (same street!) and they have ton's of Heucheras - no problems.
