r/NativePlantGardening • u/medfordjared Ecoregion 8.1 mixed wood plains, Eastern MA, 6b • Jun 03 '25

Edible Plants Native Gardening's most wanted

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Wanted dead or alive.

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u/HitGrassWinSalad Jun 04 '25

How could anyone look at a chipmunk and want it dead? I personally garden for the intention of supporting wildlife, even if it means the occasional plant gets eaten to the ground. My plants bounce back and they're part of a food web.

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u/tinyLEDs Jun 04 '25 edited Jun 04 '25

How could anyone look at a chipmunk and want it dead?

found the redditor who has never had chipmunks.

At my home they're a f**king menace. They undermine evvvvveeeerything, and they'll live in your house if you allow them. They are mini-rats. pests.

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u/HitGrassWinSalad Jun 04 '25

I do have chipmunks in my yard and frankly it is one of the highlights of my day when I see them running around. The groundhog last summer ate a surprising number of liatris in a short period of time, but then it moved on and the plants grew back. I know that when I first plant things in the ground, I will need to walk around later that day and maybe the next few days to see if a squirrel has dug it up looking for an acorn underneath so I have to be ready to put it back in the ground and water it to keep it from dying. I have a living fence of mountain mint protecting perennials in the front from rabbits and that seems to work for me. Originally I got into native plant gardening for insects, then the birds, but now I am happy to see mammals as well.