Re: Ground hog devastation
Brian,
Thanks for the message. I Have two gardens, 30x60 and 40x45, 12 gauge fence
buried 15" all the way around 4' tall, with barb wire every foot up to 8'
( buried 11' posts from locust 3-31/2 ' deep.
Lot of work but still trouble with hogs. I will baffle the fence all the way
around and see if it helps. Also two strands of barb wire at top of 4'
fence. I got a have a hart trap and will use it, put some apples out tonight
to lure them, then will trap. My plants seem to be picking up and growing
larger secondaries off pimary. Pollinated a 771x771 2 days ago and a 771x789
today. The one is baseball size 9' out and the other 12' out. The baseball
size one is shiny and looks like it took, would you say? Would someone
please give me their opinion? It is 6lobes also. I at first thought my
season was over, but the plant produces miracles, I swear.
Don Chambers Warwood, WV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Freeman" <rxpert@mindless.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: Ground hog devastation
> Dont think him squezing through was the only way he got in, I have watched
them climb vertically over my wire fence like yours 3 ft straight up and
over, you need to curve the top back kind of like a squirl baffle to prvent
this. also if you have an extra trap and know you have climbers put one trap
in the patch, better to go for it then your pumpkin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Ewing <j28e2000@yahoo.com>
> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:17:37 -0700 (PDT)
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Ground hog devastation
>
>
> Re: Last year the deer sampled pumpkin plant once. AFter
> Re: that they didn't touch it again. I think that is
> Re: because of the thorns or mini-thorns that are on the
> Re: vines and stems.
> Re: --- "Donald E. Chambers" <dec@stratuswave.net> wrote:
> Re: > List,
> Re: > I am very depressed after a relatively small ground
> Re: > hog literally squeezed through a 12 gauge fence with
> Re: > 11/2"x 3" gaps (really unbelievable if you would
> Re: > have seen the size of the ground hog). He was stuck
> Re: > in the patch and had trouble getting out and almost
> Re: > got stuck). I don't have the heart to kill them.
> Re: > He/she ate 2' off both the 771 and 789 plants and
> Re: > tips to 1' off most secondaries. I've kept the
> Re: > borers at bay, devastated by deer last year and
> Re: > ground hogs in 1999. Don't know what to say. I'll
> Re: > just let them grow out and see what happens. Too
> Re: > many animals where we live near some very large
> Re: > woods. Good luck to everyone!:)
> Re: > Don Chambers Warwood, WV
> Re: >
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