[Garden] Spotted groundhog

[Kerry August]

Hello everyone, I have been following the thread here and I decided to do
some research of my own. After consulting the internet and my father (a
farmer for the past 50+ years), it is possible to protect the garden with
chicken wire or mesh (I remember someone mentioning that there was some at
the garden, is there any left?). The wire must be 3 or 4 feet high and bent
into an L shape at the bottom so that it runs parallel to the ground away
from the garden for about 6 to 12 inches. This discourages digging. Also,
planting alfalfa or clover (one of their favourites) close to their burrows
would encourage them to eat that instead of the veggies. Hopes this helps!

Kerry

2009/7/19 Matt Heppler <matt.heppler at gmail.com>

> 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-violent
> 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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