Lost about 25 big almost ripe tomatoes friday night, only a few now and then sporadically before that. Now that I have many getting ripe they hit em hard. Thought it was possums. Only ripe ones, no green tomatoes. Last night, 5 coon won't be back! Got my giant Beefstakes! No toasted tomato sandwich's for a couple days!! In 50+ years of gardens never had coon hit tomatoes.

Never heard of that. I routinely throw blemished tomatoes over the garden fence and nothing touches them except slugs. My coons go straight for the sweet corn. That battle should begin shortly.

had it happen a few years ago, they do hit them hard when they decide to, last couple years they have been wreaking havoc on my corn, the woman and the neighbors are cat lovers so no steel traps allowed, caught 5 in live traps, shot 9 groundhogs eating melons and squash, a constant battle anymore.

Problem with groundhogs in town

In past 2 weeks, coons nearly stripped a Gala apple tree over course of just a couple days. Had a couple bushel on it. Red headed woodpeckers got the rest. Both did the same thing 2 years ago. Seems to happen during extremely dry conditions, which we got X10.

Electric fence for sweet corn goes up today.

Coons have been bad in our area. Lots of locals complaining about them. I always respond its a product of low fur prices. I protect my garden and hens year round.

Had some beautiful green beans just up for a nice fall crop. Some animal ate them off last two nights. Next year a chicken wire fence will be up.

I saw coons out in the daytime last week...not a good sign.
I think lektrik fence is the only thing to deter coons. I planted a fall garden of beans and 60 day corn in Arkansas. Hoping for the best

I have never had coons in my tomatoes and that is for over 40 some years. They get into a lot of other stuff. we had a Golden Retrevier that would sneak in the garden and eat tomatoes, she took green ones too. I had to fence the garden for the dog more than other creatures. Now the dogs are gone and I use the chicken wire early on to keep the rabbits out. Lot of good habitat around me.

Bryce

Is it real dry where your at? Squirrels were getting my maters last year and again this year. I was told by a friend to put a pan or bucket of water by the mater plants and it would stop. It worked. I was told they are after the water when they get into maters and other such plants.

I know you said coons, but maybe they are after the same.

Agree, never heard of a mator eating coon. Coons are not your problem.

They like them here. When half red they will eat them.

We grew some peaches. A huge fat Coon sat in the tree eating peaches while we picked the rest.

In my case it's not lack of water, my garden is 150 foot from a lake. 8 coons so far, all removed from perimeter of the garden in one night.

I'm 76 years old this is the first garden they have bothered, .I have herd they love Merlin fly bait mixed in a pan with Mountain Dew.

Some years my dogs actually start eating tomatoes right off the plant. Not sure what triggers it.

Arkansas? I thought you lived in Nebraska...I mean Florida... I mean what the heck, man? You live in 5 different states or what? LOL

Around here its Golden Malrin and Coke. Sucks when coon were worth something and an awesome farm goes quiet and the farmer tells me why. Cant blame them i guess, they want them gone in the summer and dont wanna wait for me in the fall. Problem is coon arent the only thing that likes a sweet treat.