Scene of Destruction

Some enterprising varmint, probably a skunk, got into one of Cindy's grow bags last night and dug all the dirt out of it looking for edible grubs.  Fortunately, Cindy had already harvested all the potatoes that formerly were in that bag, so the critter didn't get any of those.

Since there was nothing in the bag, Cindy had taken off the plastic fencing that was around it, giving the varmint a clear field for its excavations.

The skunk must have had a lot of fun as it dug most of the soft potting soil out of the bag and spread it all over the decomposed granite (DG) of the pathway, leaving little skunk paw prints in the dirt, but that made it difficult to sort the soil from the DG.  Not so much fun for the clean-up committee.

Dirt All Over The DG Pathway

This little episode makes it very clear that we need to continue to practice exclusion of varmints from the growing beds; we certainly need to get the new area finished before the ground squirrels wake up from hibernation and the blueberries start ripening.  Those ground squirrels loooooove those blueberries.

At least this varmint didn't get any of our potatoes.  Those are MINE!