Garden question

SVcummins · Jun 19, 2017

Anybody have problems with small animals eating the garden ? And what do you use to stop them ?

Ivan in Mich · Jun 19, 2017

22 rifle. Ours is chipmonks plus our lab gets themalso

OldFarmall450 · Jun 19, 2017

We used a spotlight mounted to a motorcycle battery. The battery was in a leather purse or bag to put around your shoulder. A Portable spotlight!! Then a 22 rifle or a 12 gauge shotgun, depending on the critter.
When we had 2 acres of beans the rabbits would attack every night at 10. We left the dead bunnies at the edge of the garden; an old man said their bunny buddies wouldn't come in. He lied.

Dad had a 12 gauge long tom with a 36" barrel. I loaded maximum reloads. My longest shot was 82 steps. If my brother hadn't been holding the light no one would've believed me.

SVcummins · Jun 19, 2017

Thanks guys I've been using seven insect repellent sprinkled direct on the plants which works pretty good but boy it gets expensive on a very large piece I'm about to give up for this year

9njunkie · Jun 20, 2017

We have a lotta ground hogs here. We use many Diffrent techniques. .410 shotgun or .22 rifle of course ... But also have a heart traps, CDs hung on strings that blow in the wind, scattering shed dog hair, tobaso sauce, flooding holes we find or gassing them. Leaving a radio on in evening/ night. Flood lights . Water cannons. Wooden owl decoys. Coyote decoys. And much more.... But those are some that we have had better luck with.

We bought the property five years ago and the seller said to me that I would be battling the ground hogs non stop. I said how bad could it be??

I killed over 100 in the first year.... Still have a bunch five years later but they are a lil more manageable now.

Traditional Farmer · Jun 20, 2017

Between the Rat Terriers and the Great Pyrenees nothing much bothers my garden.A Mountain Feist or Mountain Cur will keep everything out.

Geo-TH,In · Jun 20, 2017

Next to impossible growing sweetcorn in country. Neighbor puts an electric fence around his garden to keep the critters out. Those that get in gets shot, which works best.

rustyfarmall · Jun 20, 2017

Cattle panels, 36" poultry netting, and electric fence. Stops everything but the pesky birds.

kcm.MN · Jun 20, 2017

We've used electrified chicken wire, which worked very well. However, went looking at chicken wire prices a couple of months back and was horrified at how high it has gone up! Along with the wire, we'd use that green plastic rebar and use old electric fence wire to hold it in place. Worked great, even on the little critters that would try to go under the netting. Also had a wire or two up higher for anything that could jump over. Still, we had ground squirrels burrow under, as well as birds feasting from top access. Never did get any of that bird netting to try. ...Guess bird netting will have to be a future "Ask The Forum" question. :wink:

rrc300 u · Jun 20, 2017

Middle of the afternoon toss a road
flare down the hole shovel it closed
and then stay handy with the shovel to
cover any other holes that smoke comes
out. Usually a successful venture cost
is about 2.50 a hole.

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