Groundhog
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Groundhog
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:09:10 EDT
Once upon a time I had a garden. Then Mr. Groundhog came and ate it all. All
the new growth on my vines and then my pumpkins too. From first hand
experience I can tell you that if your vines are pruned too much your pumpkins
will stop growing. He ate my Anderen 977 and my own cross between the 1006 and
1061. I had fence up. I put wire under the ground. I had hav-a-heart traps
with apples in them. Nothing worked. Tonight I went to my garden and there was
a new hole dug way down under the wire and around the large stones. More vine
and a few small pumpkins had been eaten. I patched up the hole with a really
heavy stone. My neighbor came over. Low and behold! The groundhog was trapped
inside the garden. He had been in there all along. My neighbor is a hunter.
The groundhog who destroyed my garden this year will not be eating any more
pumpkin. This groundhog was the toughest thing I have been up against. I have
new respect for groundhogs and their ability to penetrate almost all defences.
I will spend a lot of time this fall beefing up my outer perimeter. This guy
had a taste of pumpkin. He was focused and nearly invincible. He ate my garden
for half of July and the first half of August. I hope I never run up against
another like him.
Marv in Altoona PA
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