What would do this?

[Rence]

I planted two containers of fava beans the other day.

One of the containers has little finger-sized holes over where I planted them. It's as if I poked a hole, planted the fava, and forgot to cover it up again. And at first I thought that's exactly what happened, but not only do I remember doing it...but there were pieces of fava in another container and in an aisle. I think something ate most of the fava in that one container

My garden is enclosed with a fence made of one-inch chicken wire that is 6 feet high. There is a crack in the door down by the bottom where some foliage overgrew but I thought it was pretty secure from *most* pests, but something obviously got in and did this. So what garden pest would do that?

I'm beginning to understand why my spinach and broccoli raab 'never germinated' earlier this season

 

[DrakeMaiden]

I'm not sure, but maybe a crow, or other bird, is watching you plant and planning his dinner?

 

[Rence]

But it's covered in deer netting Though there might be a gap. I'll have to look carefully today.

 

[bid]

Another possibility, however unlikely, might be toads. I have problems sometimes with them getting into containers, 6 cell packs, etc and digging holes. The smaller ones leave a hole that looks just like you poked a finger in the soil and forgot to cover the seed. They can climb a lot further than you would think possible. They don't eat the seeds of course, but they do kick them out from time to time. Just an idea.

 

[Rence]

Well, ok, that's very possible. We have a lot of toads. Thanks