In my garden this year, I have played Elmer Fudd to my garden's Bugs Bunny- the groundhog.
But not just one groundhog, dozens. They have eaten my squash seedlings (one of my favorite families, I planted it 4 times), my lettuce, all my brassicas...
I tried border cropping, trap-cropping, intercropping, spraying garlic oil, pepper oil and row cover (the last being one of the most effective). I considered bombs, dogs, floooding and clubbing in the process.
Finally I found revenge by trapping them. Live trapping them in a Havahart trap. Very effective!
Because I have heard many others fighting the same battle, I decided to start this blog for info and humor. Enjoy!
About Me
- Funny Farm
- Year-Round Gardens was started by Rebecca Cossa. She has over twelve years experience in sustainable agriculture and food issues. Rebecca bought a house in the New York Hudson Valley Region with her husband last year in hopes of providing garden education, produce and design to homes and restaurants in her local community and beyond. Being empathetic to the challenge of adversity herself, Rebecca's passion is the hearty vegetables that can take the varying conditions, cold temperatures as well as the warm summers, of the four local seasons.
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