Re: News from Baton Rouge, LA
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: News from Baton Rouge, LA
- From: t*@wa.freei.net
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 18:19:38 +700
Try chaining mother-inlaw out in the patch, but then that could be considered
cruel to the rats I guess...
>Friends:
>
>Just got a call from Frank Millican. He had just come in from the patch after
>discovering a field rat made a hole in his back-up pumpkin set on the 819
>Stephenson plant.
>
>The lost fruit was 352 pounds, a good weight for this time of year.
>
>The bigger fruit (532 lbs. by charts) on the same plant was unharmed, and
>steps have been taken to assure the vermin keep away (poison traps).
>
>Frank has two Stephenson 819 plants going right now with 4 more fruit ranging
>in weights from 250-532lbs.
>
>If anyone has any other suggestions to keep rats away, please feel free to
>post your ideas here on the list.
>
>Barb
>
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