Re: Anyone out there? (Groundhogs)

Sue,

I'd agree with the idea of an electric fence, they are easy to set up and
are really about the only deterrent that I've ever found to be reliable for
rabbits, groundhogs, and other critters--even squirrels, tho that took some
finagling. Dad used to lose most of his sweetcorn every year to raccoons and
groundhogs...when he finally did the electric fence thing he wound up with
more than he knew what to do with :)

Bill Huhman, central Ohio zone 5


----- Original Message -----
From: Smith, Sue <SueS@otc.psu.edu>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 9:38 AM
Subject: RE: Anyone out there?


> I thought I might have deterred the groundhog family when I secured the
> bottom of my chicken wire fence with "garden staples".  I spotted a baby
> member of the family squeezing under the fence this weekend, before I
tacked
> it down.  This morning I went out to find "Mom" had dug a nice hole under
> the fence and had managed to eat all my cabbage plants again.  I think I
> will try the lime, mothball approach next.  The beans that I replanted are
> just starting to come up, so this could be war!
>
> Sue (PA zone 6)
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