OT: wildlife in gardens
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- Subject: OT: wildlife in gardens
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 12:37:32 -0600 (MDT)
Doreen wrote:
>The dog had been handy and did chase off half the squirrell population, and
>will run off the deer if she hears them at night. But what to do aabut
>all these rabbits? I found a woodchuck hole in my veggie garden which is
>adjacent to the iris and I gased him but he must have escaped and is back
>eating my hollyhock babies. I live in fear they will all find the iris.
After reading all these tales of horror about the wildlife eating
plants of all kinds, I am still trying to piece it together mainly,
why do we get absolutely no damage from any kind of critter in
out veggie and flower gardens? I see chipmunks and squirrels every
day in the front and back gardens as they run helter-skelter over
the cultivated beds to their 'holey' homes clutching their wild nuts
and berries. We are surrounded by so many wild raspberry, blackberry
and tons of nut-seeding trees that they could care less about out
cultivated blueberries and such.
The person who suggested feeding them must be on the right track.
We also have 'bunnies' (don't know what they are, Ian) and they
don't come near the unfenced veg. garden (complete with lettuce)
near the edge of the woods. Have no idea what they are eating and
don't care since they leave us alone.
Just some thoughts before I go out to dig some some beds for next
Spring. :((
Cheers,
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher \ e_galla@moose.ncia.net \ Lancaster, New Hampshire,USA
USDA Zone 3a \ Northern White Mountains\ AIS Region 1 {New England}
