[Garden] Spotted groundhog

[Matt Heppler]

Hi All,
What exactly is the problem with a ground hog being present at the garden?
If the ground hog is there, it means the environment is habitable, which
means ground hogs will always be there.
This means "removing one non-violently" is futile as there will be more this
year and in future years. Also on the note of hopefully doing it
non-violently, it is not possible to do non-violently, nor are grounds
people required by law to do it non-violently.

A better solution-
Plant more food than needed. Ground hogs aerate and improve the soil, you
should consider them a part of you community garden and share the spoils.
Raised beds=less problems with ground hogs, easier to keep animals out of,
and a more efficient way to garden.

Matt Heppler

PS I havent been very active at the UW plot, as i am trying to start the
community garden on Euclid(which by the way is going rather well for people
interested). Keep up the awesome work on north campus.


On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM, J. Rochon <jrochon at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

> That is, I have spotted a groundhog, who has no spots. Grounds will be
> informed, and hopefully a non-violent means will be used to remedy the
> situation. The surprisingly healthy groundhog lives at the back of the
> second hoop house.
>
> Are we going to thin the corn? I believe that the corn planted in the
> usually section is very close together. Second, we should mark that spot and
> grow beans there next year. Corn is hard on the soil.
>
> The garden looks great, I was there on Wednesday, but left when it started
> to rain. Congrats on your hard work.
>
>                                     -Jason
>
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