We noticed our broccoli plants had started to show signs of being chewed. We thought it was possums because large leaves had completely disappeared. We moved a portable shade house over the plants and expected that to solve the problem. By this time a lot of the leaves had already been eaten. Three days later,... Continue Reading →
Australian possums: In the heater, ceiling and their own houses
Possums have been a regular part of our lives. Many years ago, when we first moved into this house, possums had already made themselves home in the garage and in the ceiling cavity. There wasn't a door in the opening that goes under the floor and possums had managed to go through the opening and... Continue Reading →
Gardening: There are intruders stealing our corn
We have had a vege garden going on and off for over 30 years and we grow corn most years. When I checked the corn the other day I saw something I had not seen before. All the husks and corn kernels had been neatly removed from a cob of corn. There were ants on... Continue Reading →