RE: Anyone out there?(groundhogs)

Thanks for pointing that out.......  I think at this point my husband is
trying to deter me from the electric approach.  He has seen some of my other
projects and fears I will end up on the ground like Bradley.  I have managed
to do dumber things.  Digging will be much safer.

My husband is contemplating setting some traps.  At this point I am not sure
how big the groundhog family is, I have only seen Mom and one small one.  We
live in a rural area so there are plenty of them around.

(Sue (Central PA zone 6)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Allan Day [SMTP:allan@crwys.demon.co.uk]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 16, 1999 2:56 PM
> To:	'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
> Subject:	RE: Anyone out there?(groundhogs)
> 
> On Wed 16 Jun, Smith, Sue wrote:
> > I realize now I should have buried the fence, but was being lazy.
> Tonight
> > I am going to go redo at least the one side of the garden.  They appear
> to
> > have their burrow in a hill near my garden and always attacking from
> that
> > side, so I will start there and see how effective I can be with this
> > approach.   I went out yesterday to find my squash and cucumbers had
> been
> > chomped off.  I told my husband I was going to hook up the current but
> he is
> > afraid I will only succeed in electrocuting myself.  But based on Bill
> H's
> > response, it may be my only hope. 
> > 
> > Thanks for the tips.  This is getting to be serious business.  At this
> rate
> > my garden will be destroyed.
> > 
> > Sue (Central PA zone 6)
> > 
> Just in case you are confusing two things
> You should have either chicken wire with the bottom in the ground
> OR
> Electric fence which is not touching the ground, is on insulators and
> ALWAYS has power to it.
> You can't have one fence working both ways.
> Allan
> -- 
> 
> Allan Day  Hereford  allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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