GV Gardeners: Native plants that resist hungry javelina
If you're able to go above and beyond to help us during this important time, please consider making an additional financial contribution. Click here to contribute. New residents may be curious and surprised when meeting a group of chunky, pig-like, somewhat smelly creatures wandering through the landscape around sunset. Javelina (Collared Peccary) are omnivores that primarily eat roots, cacti, succulent bulbs, tubers, pods, seeds, worms, and insects. Their preferred food is prickly pear cactus because of its high moisture content. Keep in mind that when hungry enough, javelina will eat anyt...