Burying cans!

[SPIKEYHEDGEHOG]

Hi all,
A friend in London told me he found an empty Nourishment Drink can buried in a large pot in his communal garden last year. Thought nothing of it. Perhaps someone hid their keys in it. Since then he has found more empty buried cans [cat food etc] in other parts of the garden. Can anyone throw any light on this please? He wondered about foxes as he sees them regularly.

Thanks

[Jez]

Beer cans buried in the garden are usually used by gardeners as a pest control measure for getting rid of unwanted slugs. Not heard of nourishment drink cans being used in the same way! Have you found any drowned slugs inside?

[Bullseye]

Cans (and other stuff)eventually bury themselves in the ground thanks to the 'umble earthworm.

[thunder]

Originally Posted by SPIKEYHEDGEHOG

Hi all,
A friend in London told me he found an empty Nourishment Drink can buried in a large pot in his communal garden last year. Thought nothing of it. Perhaps someone hid their keys in it. Since then he has found more empty buried cans [cat food etc] in other parts of the garden. Can anyone throw any light on this please? He wondered about foxes as he sees them regularly.

Thanks

Foxes are notorious buriers - (there is a thread somewhere about gardening gloves!) - usually something edible, such as eggs. The foxes could well be the culprits.

henrya

[SPIKEYHEDGEHOG]

Originally Posted by Jez

Beer cans buried in the garden are usually used by gardeners as a pest control measure for getting rid of unwanted slugs. Not heard of nourishment drink cans being used in the same way! Have you found any drowned slugs inside?

Don't think they would drown - just become supernourished slugs

[SPIKEYHEDGEHOG]

Originally Posted by thunder

Foxes are notorious buriers - (there is a thread somewhere about gardening gloves!) - usually something edible, such as eggs. The foxes could well be the culprits.

henrya

Thanks for all the replies. Think it is likely it's foxes. Will post here if he finds out.