Re: Garden pests and control

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Just curious....I may well have already missed this part of the 
conversation....but, what do people do with these wild critters they catch 
alive in these Havahart traps? I ask this because I've read of people who 
use those traps to catch House Sparrows (English sparrow)...who then drown 
all the sparrows they catch.
  To me this is just wrong...and it is so opposite of the sort of good 
feeling I get from gardening. Anyhow, just curious about what folks are 
doing with these animals they're catching.

Tom Ogren
San Luis Obispo
PS. I'm having a bit of my own pest problem right now with gophers....am 
trying to run them out of my area using stinky road flares in the burrows. 
What I don't want to do is to resort to gopher poison...especially since a 
poisoned gopher can then be eaten by a hawk, an owl, a cat, a fox, etc. and 
will of course, poison it too.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan McCoy" <susan@gardenmediagroup.com>
To: "'Sally Williams'" <gardenlit@gmail.com>; "Garden Writers -- GWL --  
TheGarden Writers Forum" <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Garden pests and control

> Hi Sally, I checked with our client Havahart, and they say you can catch 
> groundhogs in a trap. The best trap suited for a groundhog is #1079 
> (pro-style), or #1085 (Easy Set).  They also want to know what you are 
> using for bait.   Believe it or not, they recommend the best bait for a 
> groundhog is cantaloupe... and if it's been sitting out for days, the 
> better!  They suggest rubbing the juice on the trap, and on the ground 
> leading into the trap from the groundhog's burrow, and of course some 
> pieces inside the trap.  Of course trap positioning is key.  You need to 
> place it in an area that the groundhog is frequently seen.
>
> You can learn more about groundhogs 
> here<http://www.havahart.com/advice/critter-library/groundhog-control>.
>
> Let us know if this works.
>
> Suzi McCoy
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> From: Sally Williams <gardenlit@gmail.com<g*@gmail.com>>
> Date: June 15, 2012 5:25:11 PM EDT
> To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum 
> <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org<g*@lists.ibiblio.org>>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Garden pests and control
> Reply-To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum 
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> 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<r*@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
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