On 8/6/2013 2:34 AM, Robert Green wrote:
"Norminn" wrote in message

very interesting story snipped reminding me of an article I read long ago
about what were then "newfangled" community gardens. You summed up the
gardening experience nicely but you were spared the great ravagement of
critters consuming your entire operation. In your case, the chipmunks just
"self-deported" (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist!).

There are corn fields very near, so I suspect they went to greener
fields; hope so.

At a garden near the NYC zoo something(s) unknown completely destroyed every
single plant in a huge community garden. It was the typical "one bite per
every plant" instead of chowing down on just a few plants completely.

Hard to do for any garden pests I know.....more likely some fool
obsessed with weed eradication or over fertilizing during hot weather.

Back in those days, no one used CCTV cameras. Now, the whole event would be
on YouTube. After that savage attack - and it really looked like vandalism
but it was clear it was animals, maybe many, maybe not. The clues were all
over the map.

I know racoons can clean a cherry tree in one night, but in the city
they likely prefer trash cans.

Some people thought once the fence surrounding the garden was breached, the
dozens of animals who were tempted nightly by the smells finally gained
entry. The bottom line is that some of the "love the earth" greenest hippie
Gaia folks you can imagine went Rambo, determined to kill every last critter
in a mile radius. What's that old joke: "A Democrat is a really a
Republican that hasn't been mugged yet?" Personal experience can really
alter one's outlook on life.

I am probably on the left side of the center line and have been mugged
only by pretty radical Repugnicans (family then, one a retired cop known
for his violent treatment of folks who dial 911 when someone stole a bag
of potato chips and reported a "robbery").