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Re: Garden pests and control

I wonder if there's a smaller Havahart trap?

Susan McCoy
Garden Media Group
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On Jun 15, 2012, at 6:03 PM, "Geri Laufer" <gerilaufer@gmail.com> wrote:

> My dog munches up woodchucks, fur, nails and all. Geri
> 
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> On Jun 15, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Sally Williams <gardenlit@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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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