Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Groundhogs love pumpkins
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pumpkin? |
pennsylvania
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Someone please tell me how to get one pumpkin to full growth? The garden is fenced in but the groundhogs get in and chew the pumpkins, I threw 7 out of the garden today plus a zucchini to boot! The pumpkins get to the size of a large cantelope and then get chewed up, some only make it to grapefruit size.
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8/7/2000 9:28:02 PM
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kilrpumpkins |
Western Pa.
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Pumpkin!
You didn't make it too clear! Did you throw 7 groundhogs out of your garden or 7 pumpkins? It's time to wage an all out war on groundhogs, it's time to get tough! p.s. I once had young groundhog stew with wild stump mushrooms, better than any beef stew!
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8/8/2000 2:34:57 AM
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THE BORER |
Billerica,Massachusetts
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There's only one sure fire way to solve this g-hog problem and that's to get rid of them!! there are several ways! my favorite is a 22 however if you don't want to go that route then find their burrows, there will be more than one entrance hole, back a car/truck near the hole and run a hose from the tailpipe into the burrow(au revoir gopher)if not try a gopher bomb from the local hardware store, haveaheart traps will also work if you want to try to catch them and relocate them(to a competitors patch)they are most active in the early morning before it gets hot, if you have a dog then tie him up inbetween your garden and the path they choose,fences don't work they can climb them or dig under them!! good luck and good growin!! Glenn Peters
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8/8/2000 12:23:50 PM
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mark p |
Roanoke Il
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Try mouse poison you just have to feed the little bugger and you won't see them in a couple of days. good luck mark.
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8/8/2000 9:02:53 PM
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