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title: "Too heavy or Squirrels? I noticed my tomato plant was missing this…"
description: "Too heavy or Squirrels? I noticed my tomato plant was missing this morning, as I peered over the ledge I could see it laying on the ground 2 stories below.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/64e8b45480a7c936cc9d2271"
community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Matt"
published: "2023-08-25T14:01:56.951Z"
language: "en"
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# Too heavy or Squirrels? I noticed my tomato plant was missing this…

_Posted by Matt on 2023-08-25_

Too heavy or Squirrels?

I noticed my tomato plant was missing this morning, as I peered over the ledge I could see it laying on the ground 2 stories below. After looking around I also found the single tomato in the grass.

I’m curious if I could’ve avoided this with squirrel detergents or if my plant was too too heavy and blew over?

-watered fully yesterday  
\- less than 10 mph winds last night (haven’t had a problem before)  
\- my palm tree palm recent was dug thru by a squirrel 2 days ago on my patio

Could I have avoided this? How so?  
can I save my plant?

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## 4 comments

### Kk garden commented on 2023-09-03

If you mix pepper mint essential oil mixed with water and spray every week around your plants

#### Matt replied on 2023-09-04

I will be trying that for sure, thank you!!

### Kk garden commented on 2023-09-03

To keep squirrels away

### 🐚🌷Summer🌷🐚 commented on 2024-02-10

Squirrel 🐿️

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