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Holes in my backyard and garden
Hello all..
I have found 3 holes in my backyard/garden within the past week. I'm guessing it's probably some animal. At first I wasn't concerned but the other night the varmit attacked my garden with the biggest hole yet. I think my tomato plant is gone for good. (i'm in AZ) Anyways, anyone have any idea what animal could be doing this? And more important, how do i get rid of it?? The hole is 2 or 2 1/2" round, and the dirt pile is about a 14" diameter around the hole and maybe 6" high. I can't say how deep the hole is, at the risk of getting bitten I haven't put my fingers in it. There's loose dirt in it, so it goes down further than you can see into it. If I was forced to guess or face a gruesome death I'd say it was 6" to 8" deep. |
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Holes in my backyard and garden
Christine -- Have you noticed any tunnels near the surface? What types of
damage is the varmint causing (veges, trees, shrubs, etc)? A hole that size could easily be a mole, a vole, a prairie dog, or any number of small critters. James |
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"JNJ" wrote in message ... Christine -- Have you noticed any tunnels near the surface? What types of damage is the varmint causing (veges, trees, shrubs, etc)? A hole that size could easily be a mole, a vole, a prairie dog, or any number of small critters. Personally I'd be adding rat poison or Mole-nots to the holes and maybe set my Hav-a-hart to catch the critter. Is Arizona one of those western areas with chronic bubonic plague? That might be my main concern. Frank |
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"JNJ" wrote in message .. .
Christine -- Have you noticed any tunnels near the surface? What types of damage is the varmint causing (veges, trees, shrubs, etc)? A hole that size could easily be a mole, a vole, a prairie dog, or any number of small critters. James I haven't noticed any tunnels near the surface. The first 2 holes the varmit dug were in the dirt/rocks in my backyard. There isn't any tress or shrubs near those. The 3rd hole was right next to my biggest tomato plant. It seems like everytime i cover up the hole a new one appears. I filled the first 2 holes and then the 3rd one appeared in the garden. I haven't filled up the 3rd one and since then, no more holes?? How do i get rid of the varmit? |
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I agree, 25 cent solution to the gopher problem.....
Here we have ground hogs, and indeed they make hogs of themselves (if they can get away with it...) Spot em, pop em....no more problem....! Cheeky little bugger was eating my peas this year....but after that, he ate nothing! Jenny "Bill Ranseen" wrote in message ... In article , (paghat) wrote: , Euphorbia lathyris has no effect on gophers at all. Well, I've never experienced a gopher eating one. (They will eat just about anything else in a vegetable garden and, although experienced gardeners know of plants that seem to be avoided by gophers, others will cite exceptions from their experiences. The bottom line seems to be if you want a garden, especially a veggie garden, you're likely to be killing gophers or building garden structures that exclude them. |
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