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  • From: "victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>
  • To: nafex@egroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Nocturnal Diggers?
  • Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 11:38:21 +0000

A scent deterrent would probably be your best bet. I would try 'coyote'. You
can get
it at a local sporting goods shop that specializes in hunting and trapping
supplies.
Good luck, vic

Tom Olenio wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the skunk tip...
>
> Should I feed it and hope it leaves my plants alone, or is there some way
> to deter
> it? Hopefully a means that does not involve me washing the dog with tomato
> juice
> in the morning.
>
> I can see why moth balls would not offend a skunk. 9^)
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
> "victoria l. caron" wrote:
>
> > Guess what Tom, I may be wrong, but it sounds like you have a skunk. I
> > had one
> > eating dry cat food at my door, within ten feet of my tied, 120lb., nasty
> > German Shepherd, so I guess they don't mind dogs or are smart enough to
> > figure
> > out how far they can reach..................vic
> >
> > Thomas Olenio wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I do have a question for you, but doubt whether it has to do with ribes
> > > directly.
> > >
> > > I put in ribes this spring, filling the holes with 50% rotted silage,
> > > and
> > > mulched them in with 3" of clean straw, and then capped that with some
> > > cedar mulch (some only got cedar mulch).
> > >
> > > With all the rain this season they have done very well.
> > >
> > > The problem is that some animal is now pawing through the mulch 2 1/2
> > > months later, pulling it away from the plants during the night. As the
> > > plants are starting to sucker, I do not want the suckers destroyed. The
> > > pawing looks like very delicate work, and not something as clumsy as a
> > > dog's digging.
> > >
> > > I am in a sub division, but close enough to fields, wooded areas, and a
> > > river to hit them with a good stones toss. So this could be varmit
> > > trouble, or could it be a cat?
> > >
> > > Any ideas on animals that like to paw through mulch? What would they be
> > > looking for? It does not disturb the soil, just moves the mulch away
> > > from
> > > the plant.
> > >
> > > Moth balls are not an effective detterent.
> > >
> > > I have noted that those only mulched with cedar are not pawed, but those
> > > with a straw mulch covered with cedar are. I have alos noted it is
> > > primarily the black currants which get pawed.
> > >
> > > Since I have a dog, this varmit/pest is not bothered by the scent of a
> > > dog
> > > in the area, and gets through our casual fencing that keeps the dog in
> > > the yard.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Small planting of;
> > > Crandall - black currant
> > > Red Lake - red currant
> > > Pixwell - gooseberry
> > > Un-named Red Currant
> > > Un-named Jostaberry
> > >
> > > Regards, (and thanks in advance)
> > > Tom
> > > --
> > > Thomas Olenio
> > > Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a
> > >
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