Peppers going missing???

Jacobt · May 20, 2016

What would eat green peppers? I have two Hungarian hot wax plants. The peppers get about 2-3 inches long then disappear. No leaf damage. Pants are in the backyard so no one else has access to them. The pepper stem is still there. Just no peppers. Any ideas?

Rymerpt · May 20, 2016

Someone is messin with you

hogleg · May 20, 2016

I would say birds are a possibility but not likely

sirex · May 20, 2016

Squirrels will eat my bhuts. No joke. Walk out to see em choming down on a peach bhut once.

Jacobt · May 20, 2016

I do have some sort of squirrel/gopher not sure. Every morning there are small holes dug around the yard. Something is eating my tomatoes too, but I think those are birds. I need to find my reflective ribbon. The reflective ribbon was great at keeping Birds away.

Scorched · May 20, 2016

Rats and mice will eat peppers

solid7 · May 20, 2016

Raccoons, possums, etc.... Pretty much anything that's hungry.

Jacobt · May 20, 2016

Thanks. Time for some traps. I figured animals would not like hot peppers.

Student of Spice · May 20, 2016

your neighbors

Thegreenchilemonster · May 20, 2016

Student of Spice said:
your neighbors

Yep! I had quite a few rocoto disappear last year off of my plants. Some green, some red. I don't want to point any fingers or anything, but my neighbor is Peruvian...

Spicy Mushroom · May 20, 2016

Putting pants in the backyard isn't a sufficient deterrent. You have to use the entire scarecrow.

cathee · May 20, 2016

Squirrels steal my peppers. Those darn rascals!!

Bhuter · May 20, 2016

I had something chowing down on my Indian Jwala peppers 2 years ago. But it was only the ripe ones, not green.

96strat · May 20, 2016

Time to put the trail cameras out. Catch the thief.

hottoddy · May 20, 2016

Not sure about your green peppers, but a portion of my superhots spontaneously combust each year.

AJ Drew · May 21, 2016

You all need to fire your dogs.

solid7 · May 21, 2016

Maybe a cheap camera would be the best start? By the time you finish fiddling around trying every possible scenario, your growing season will be over...

I dunno... I'm a sucker for a proper fix, rather than hasty action in the name of...

Jacobt · May 21, 2016

ajdrew said:
You all need to fire your dogs.

My dog would work, but she's on the injured list. Need knee surgery tplo. Breaking the bank on this one. So she's confined indoors for now.

Might put them on a table, but that will subject them to strong winds.

I prefer letting my tomatoes ripen on the plant, but started picking them early before whatever is eating them.

Maligator · May 21, 2016

This is why you plant the superhots near the fenceline...that way when someone decides to "partake" they get a wonderfully full flavored heat experience and I'm guessing that they don't do that again :rofl:

Wait...er...uh...I mean aren't superhots rodent repellant

AJ Drew · May 22, 2016

Jacobt said:
My dog would work, but she's on the injured list. Need knee surgery tplo. Breaking the bank on this one. So she's confined indoors for now.

I am sorry. Men and dogs should never have to go threw that.