pests - June 3rd, 2006 at 04:07 AM
Help! something nocturnal is eating my lobelia and the new growth and blooms on petunias. It also is eating only the bloom on pansies. It eats some of the plants one night and then comes back the next night and finishes it down to the dirt. It isn't slugs. I've tried pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and chili power and a commercial product to deter cats, dogs, racoons and squirrels--nothing helps. I've replanted 3 times and just provided someone dinner. I have a large dog who sleeps in the garden area at night, she doesn't bark so whatever it is, it's sneeky.