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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17447 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17447 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 10 2022 : 9:06:47 PM
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OMGeepers! guess what popped up in my front flower bed, besides my crocus...???
A GOPHER! yep! darn lil varmint woke early and starting noshing on my roses roots and bulbs...
UUGH!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9661 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9661 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2022 : 04:31:38 AM
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Oh no! I don't know how you get rid of those guys. They used to get our tulips every year until they almost completely wiped them out. Hope you can get him to move on.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured." 
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4826 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2022 : 04:45:39 AM
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Oh wow, sorry to hear about that visitor Grace! Hard to believe though that your crocuses are up already. We still have several inches of snow that received a coating of ice last night here. It is going to be several more weeks before our spring bulbs can fight their way free.
Good luck getting rid of the little varmint!
Dawn in IL
"One kind word can warm three winter months."
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Carely
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Carrie
Brookville
IN
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2022 : 4:59:50 PM
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If gophers enjoy grubs, try spraying your whole yard with a mix of 1/4 (or 1/3) bleach to 3/4 (or 2/3) water. This will kill the grubs and drive the gophers away, do it every month/6 weeks the first few years, and start reducing thereafter. It takes care of lots of ickies, but if your yard is a haven for bees, you may not want to do this,
Carrie
Farmgirl #8358
Member since March 23, 2021.
Rural Farmgirl dreaming of having a mini-farm of my own.
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6838 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2022 : 09:05:47 AM
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That is so maddening, Grace!! We have a squirrels in our yard that are constantly digging in the big flower pots that we plant in. In the fall when the acorns fall, many end up in these big pots and the squirrels are constantly digging them all up along with the plants!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17447 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17447 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2022 : 2:30:19 PM
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Carrie, great idea, but I am encouraging our Bee population to produce more bees... Also we get Spring Robins who like to arrestor our yard of worms and grubs.
FYI, my hubby terminated the tuber terror,,, so that gopher is now in gopher heaven with his gopher cousins!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1152 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2022 : 5:26:54 PM
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I use GopherHawk traps. There's a bit of a learning curve, but they work great. I don't like to kill anything, but unfortunately the gophers cause serious structural damage to our driveway and house foundation.
FarmGirl #1390
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17447 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17447 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2022 : 12:00:23 PM
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Amanda, my hubby uses these metal trapes that,, impale the gophers. instant and hubby buries the gopher deep down in the hole...
Our neighbor's horses are always by the fence line waiting for us to bring them apples, and needless to say, the last thing we want is for Keria and Spice to go
down due to a gopher hole..
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1152 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2022 : 7:52:07 PM
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I know the ones you are talking about. Yes, can't have a broken leg on the horses!!! I have tripped over several gopher holes myself!
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.blog |
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