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Old 11-07-2012, 12:51 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
Pat Kiewicz[_2_] Pat Kiewicz[_2_] is offline
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Default Venting about varmints

Jim Elbrecht said:


Pat Kiewicz wrote:

The Cook said:

I've got to find out what is eating the tomatoes and cantaloupes. I
think I am going to put the cantaloupes and pumpkins in stockings and
see if it slows the critters down. Hope whatever it is isn't tall
enough to reach very high in the tomato cages.


Do you see tooth marks on the melons and pumpkins?

Big chisel marks usually means groundhogs


also-- If you're missing some flags-g
http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/...590959/police-

release-photo-of-flag-thief/

They also do a number on the bottom of your garage door, if they duck
inside while you aren't looking and you close the door while they are still
inside.

Three human beings, two large sheets of plywood, a large box trap
and a broom handle come in very handy at that point.

(All this based on experience. We've had groundhogs run into the garage.
Twice.)

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

"Yes, swooping is bad."

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