Hippeastrum brasilianum in Bloom and other things likegroundhogs
MARK MAZER AND FREDRIKA MAZER (Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:35:40 PDT)
Now to find a cure for groundhogs (aka woodchucks). One young one caused
quite a lot of damage last year on leafy greens - it even ate parsley and
cilantro, but it didn't touch peppers or eggplants. I have started setting
traps baited with apples and a "store-bought" bait, but something gets in
and out of the trap with the bait in mouth and no catch. If you have never
been plagued by these rodents, let me tell you that they can destroy a
garden in one night!
HELP!!!
Dell,
For bait in a box trap try chopped carrots or cabbage (outer leaves, cores)
or fresh green beans. Sometimes it helps to camouflage the trap. Caught
six last year and one so far this year.
On rare occasions we employ a trap that kills them, I can get you the
manufacturer, model number and size if you wish. A .22 with a scope is
probably the most humane if you are at liberty to use one where you live.
Mark Mazer
Hertford, North Carolina USA