Everything from flowers to vegetables. Favorite foods include alfalfa,clover,peas,beans,lettuce,broccoli, plantain, and soybeans. Groundhogs will often devour your seedlings before they even have time to grow.Rabbitsanddeereat some of the same plants, so make sure to check for burrows before con...
Use solid wire mesh to install a fence around your backyard about 3 feet above the ground and 1 foot below the soil surface to prevent woodchucks from jumping across or digging under. As an additional measure, bend the top of the fence outward to discourage those pesky rodents from climbing ...
Groundhog Day is a quirky, fun event that takes place every February 2. But there’s nothing fun about having these pesky, burrowing rodents on your property. Although groundhogs, a.k.a. “woodchucks,” may not actually chuck wood, they can remove 700 pounds of soil to construct a 20-...
and do not discourage new populations of groundhogs from moving in. Make sure to build the fence deep enough (at least a foot) to keep them from burrowing under the fence. If you are on a tight budget, chicken wire or chicken mesh will do the trick as well as any high priced ...
Groundhogs are primarily a pest species due to their burrowing habits. They often live under a shed or porch, and can move a lot of soil. They are also herbivores, and can eat your garden or other plants. We are experts in groundhog control methods, having performed thousands of groundhog...
I talk about how to grow ground cherries in a garden. This tomato cousin, related to tomatillos, peppers, potatoes, and eggplant, is also called husk cherry and has become one of our favorite crops for its ease of cultivation and bounty of marble-sized, golden fruits. Read on to learn ...
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Every Groundhog (土拨鼠) Day February 2nd we find out when winter is almost over. That is the day that the groundhog tells us how long after spring arrives!Groundhogs hibernate (冬眠) ,sleep underground in their burrows (地洞) during the winter. If it is a sunny day on February 2nd the...
Repellents have mixed results and need to be reapplied after it rains. Garden stores sell fox or coyote (vole predator) urine, which usually turns off voles. Bulb control? You can discourage voles from nibbling on bulbs by adding gravel to the planting hole (surrounding the bulbs). When yo...
high and the bottom bent outwards 6 to 12 inches away from the garden's edge. Use landscaping staples to secure the horizontal portion to the ground; this will discourage digging. Wire the upright portion of the fence loosely to fence posts; groundhogs don't like to climb unstable surfaces...