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Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

PATCH ELEPHANTS..Now I am no expert but we see this sort of thing happen every year.. Plants destroyed, no trace of foot prints, No visible marks of the plant being chewed on. Do not confuse a Patch Elephant with a Heffalump. Heffalumps are located in a small hundred acre woods. Patch Elephant leave no foot prints because legend has it they are very light footed and fly. We have seen there damage in almost every location possible. I am not sure if they are in Alaska. Since only a few crazy people plant pumpkins when there is still snow on the ground:). What cant you do to avoid damage? I do not know since so little is known about them.. No Pesticide is available.

5/2/2006 10:10:17 AM

ENGLAND

Shannon. Now we know why you bought that new property, you are rearing the new breed of Patch Elephants LOL ;-)

5/2/2006 11:01:08 AM

Knopp, Germany

Patch elephants do exist. Here is a rare photo of one, I believe the AG was estimated over 2000 at the time........

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=4996

5/2/2006 12:55:38 PM

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Here are some more real patch elephants:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=29593

5/2/2006 1:43:07 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

OHHH Sure No wonder why they destroy pumpkin patches....Someone is feeding them...No doubt someone also brought one across on a boat a hundred years ago. Then thought it would be a good idea to release a few into the wild to control the spread of the giant pumpkins.

5/2/2006 2:35:45 PM

[email protected]

Oh sure...tell her about Heffelumps & leave her in the dark about Woozles. Jessica might as well throw in the towel now & plant Zinnias. Patch Elephants hate Zinnias.

5/2/2006 3:22:18 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Patch Phants as I call them make great compost in large volumes, and they can be trained to eat cats. I'd be more concerned about Ware Rabbits myself.

5/2/2006 3:58:35 PM

Michigan

Patch elephants, heffelumps, and woozles huh?! Well, I may have to have a little patch safari here one evening!

~Jessica

5/3/2006 2:54:57 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

nooo not evening time safari's. That is when the jagulars are out..

5/3/2006 2:59:31 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Yikes! Poor Puppy!

5/3/2006 8:01:43 PM

Salmon Arm, BC

He He you guys.....Santa has to have SOMETHING to do for fun on his down time! Just leave out milk and cookies in your patch and he'll know you were good little boys and girls and leave you alone...he can't contol his new reindeers is all! teaching them the ropes!

5/12/2006 4:11:16 AM