Can Squirrels Eat Squash Blossoms?
What animals eat squash blossoms?
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Raccoons, skunks, rabbits, rats, and groundhogs are all attracted to zucchini blossoms. If you find sharp, smooth, and angled damage usually low on the plant, you have bunny damage. An uneven, ragged cut characterizes deer damage. You may also find black droppings and deer hoof prints around.
Do groundhogs eat squash leaves?
The nice thing about squashes, they don’t eat squash but they eat the other food.” The Papsons’ greens were a tasty treat to the groundhogs. “So, they’ve eaten our kale, beet tops and our collards but they don’t like Chinese greens so we got those, and they don’t like butternut squash.”S
Do groundhogs eat squash and zucchini?
They enjoy the taste, water content, and texture of squash-type vegetables, and will eat them if given the opportunity. If you have Zucchini plants in your garden, there is a good chance that groundhogs will eat them.
