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title: "I believe this is my squash or zucchini but what keeps eating the…"
description: "I believe this is my squash or zucchini but what keeps eating the spot where a flower blooms? You can see where a flower was something bit it off. Fenced in…"
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community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Brandy213122"
published: "2025-06-10T10:43:26.336687Z"
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# I believe this is my squash or zucchini but what keeps eating the…

_Posted by Brandy213122 on 2025-06-10_

I believe this is my squash or zucchini but what keeps eating the spot where a flower blooms? You can see where a flower was something bit it off. Fenced in yard so I doubt it a deer. Ideas on what and how to stop it!!

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## 2 comments

### Bubba commented on 2025-06-12

Raccoons squirrels, rabbits, or even possums will be my assumption.

### KarynsYumKorner commented on 2025-06-19

Or if it’s a male blossom, they fall off rather than female blossoms which become the squash.

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