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title: "I recently planted cucumber seeds and it looks like something is…"
description: "I recently planted cucumber seeds and it looks like something is eating them… Is this possible? And if so, what could it be? How would it know the seeds are in…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/SwGXJaTSTsmXn32wAs6cvA"
community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Daril"
published: "2024-08-28T15:15:07.884533Z"
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# I recently planted cucumber seeds and it looks like something is…

_Posted by Daril on 2024-08-28_

I recently planted cucumber seeds and it looks like something is eating them… Is this possible? And if so, what could it be? How would it know the seeds are in there??

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## 5 comments

### Daril commented on 2024-08-29

Okay, I covered the holes yesterday and something else dug a trench over night… what could it be and how do I stop it??

#### Snowstorm replied on 2024-08-29

Could it be squirrels? When I moved my chilli plants and daliah plants out to my front yard I noticed something was digging in their pots and my mum said it was prob them, they have good noses and love bulbs (daliah is being grown from a bulb) so they dig them up and eat them.

#### Daril replied on 2024-08-31

Thanks! That is very possible!!

### Planter commented on 2025-02-03

I had a groundhog problem once if it is ground hogs look for a hole then put a hose in it it will flush them out or drown them

#### Daril replied on 2025-02-04

Oh my!!

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