[Market-farming] Controlling groundhogs
Richard Robinson
rrobinson at nasw.org
Thu Apr 3 09:54:41 EDT 2008
On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 22:19:11 -0500, Shawnee Flowerfarmer wrote:
> Well, I will certainly try this idea. I think that I have tried everything
> else. Never had such a problem with groundhogs until the last two seasons.
> I have always objected to their knee-crunching holes, but in 2006, the family
> gnawed every gourd in the patch. In 2007, they chewed each precious
> marketable pumpkin and watermelon. A good dog would help of course, but this
> acreage is located in a forest preserve, and all the dogs are on leashes
> attached to people running by. The garden must be historically accurate to
> 1840-50 which would include using a gun, but I don't own one.
Can you point out to the powers that be that dogs on leashes aren't historically accurate? ;)
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