Re: Garden pests and control

**S* W* <g*@gmail.com>**

Woodchucks are my nemesis. Their diets vary by the individual. Recently the
one under my front porch has broadened his/her already vast palate to
include ornamental alliums, bee balm and tomato plants which have not been
touched before, and remain untouched at another property.

They are too smart to be trapped in a have-a-hart and are not scared off by
dogs. Urine doesn't work because they just dig another entrance hole. Smoke
bombs work if you can find all the holes. The best remedy is a roofed fence
sunk two feet (I've seen them climb an 8 ft chain link fence) or a bullet,
neither under consideration at the moment. A coyote got one last year, but
you can't count on them as they don't come when you whistle...

Sally

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Sandie Parrott <rsbirdy@comcast.net> wrote:

> I'll second the deer problem! I've lived in my zone 5 Michigan house for
> 24 years...they found me 3 years ago and oh wow do they love my hosta. They
> discovered me because my neighbor next door is growing an unprotected salad
> bar (aka vegetable garden) for their personal enjoyment. When they get done
> with his...and they are still hungry...they say "Wow...let's go see what
> delectable Hosta Sandie has today."
>
> I use several deterrents....nothing is a cure...they either eventually
> find a way around it or the effect wears off.
>
> 1.      Scarecrow Motion Sensor sprinkler - pretty good, but must be moved
> frequently because the deer learn the pattern
> 2.      Human Hair - Tucked under plants where they can smell it and might
> bite it. Has to be replaced after several rains because the smell decreases
> 3.      Chili pepper - sprinkled in containers and around garden
> areas...again it has to be replaced periodically, but they don't like it
> 4.      Smelly or prickly plants - some very aromatic herbs especially in
> the onion family work pretty well and roses or barberry for prickly plants.
> Dead      rose canes stuck near the Hosta have a similar effect and they
> hopefully poke them in the eye!
>
> Sandie Parrott
> Garden Writer/Blogger/Photographer
> SandieParrott.com
> Skparrott.wordpress.com
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Sally Williams
PO Box 105
Hiram ME 04041
207-625-4762

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