RE: Anyone out there?(groundhogs)
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- Subject: RE: Anyone out there?(groundhogs)
- From: A* D* <a*@crwys.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 06:48:47 +0000 (GMT)
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On Mon 14 Jun, Smith, Sue wrote:
> 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)
When fitting up a wire barrier spread the bottom foot outwards and cover
with soil/turf to deter the burrowers, otherwise they will dig/push past
it.
Allan
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Allan Day Hereford allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
