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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.

8/7/2000 9:28:02 PM

Western Pa.

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!

8/8/2000 2:34:57 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

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

8/8/2000 12:23:50 PM

Roanoke Il

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.

8/8/2000 9:02:53 PM