RE: Something is eating my pumpkins Help!
- Subject: RE: Something is eating my pumpkins Help!
- From: "Mark K" k*@adelphia.net
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 01:00:49 -0400
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Brian said:
because gophers, woodchuck, rockchucks, and rabbits are not generally found
around my yard.
Mark says:
I thought likewise. When I heard some noise between the shed & fence last
week, I suspected the neighbor's cat...but I was about 8ft from a GOPHER!
(or groundhog or something similar--what's a rockchuck?) The unusual thing
is--I'm smack dab in the middle of the great metropolis of Buffalo, NY!
Neighbor's houses are less than 8ft away. The shed was built over 20 years
ago, on a raised platform about 6-8" high & looks like he's living under it
or something. Only about 10-12" to the fence, some debris & poles & elements
from an old CB antenna between & on ground so can't really get in there to
see what's what. Seen it 2x that day. So ruling out a .22, bring on the
remedies; the path of dirt is near & around the front corner so may wait out
front with a shovel or garden fork... If that don't work, gonna rent & study
Caddyshack.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
BChris1335@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:23 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Something is eating my pumpkins Help!
Thanks for the advice. I'll probably try a combination of these. I
like the idea of sticky traps as I will definately figure out who the
culprit
is. Although I do suspect mice, mole, or voles because gophers, woodchuck,
rockchucks, and rabbits are not generally found around my yard.I'd have to
find a
laundry basket with small enough holes in it to eliminate mice which could
be
difficult.
Brian Christensen
Rexburg Idaho
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