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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 9:08:30 GMT -5
I've decided that I am doing flowers from now on too, tex. I've spent more than I care to admit on my garden this year and all we've gotten to show for it so far is a dozen green beans, 2 yellow squash and a cucumber. Heck, it's August and my tomato plants haven't even gotten buds yet! So I've decided that now that that kids know how food "works" I am going to save myself the time and trouble and just buy it from now on. The house came with an herb garden so I will consider keeping that up...
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tskeeter
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Post by tskeeter on Aug 14, 2013 13:02:09 GMT -5
Rather than chicken wire cages around the tomatos, use hardware cloth. Hardware cloth is still wire mesh, but it has smaller holes than chichen wire. Hardware cloth comes in a variety of hole sizes.
To help make sure that the chipmunks aren't too dedicated to overcoming the protection afforded by the hardware cloth cages, plant a few sacificial tomato plants. If the chipmunks can satisfy their tomato craving at the sacrificial plants, they are less likely to go to the effort of attacking your caged plants.
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Post by yogiii on Aug 15, 2013 7:16:33 GMT -5
We've trapped and relocated a few chipmunks. Put tomatoes in the trap, that ensure you'll get the right chipmunks
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Post by Bob Ross on Aug 15, 2013 16:35:52 GMT -5
The key to pest control is to bring in an animal that is next highest up on the food chain.
The only problem is that you have to keep repeating this until you are left squaring off with a Great White Shark.
I'd bet on the shark.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Aug 15, 2013 16:42:56 GMT -5
At least yours stay in the garden! We have been having squirrels in our attic that keep chewing the wires to our alarm system. DH found tons of spent Hibiscus flowers up there too. We have a stray cat who practically lives in our backyard and 5 cats indoors. Slackers - all of them! We still find various critters running around inside of our house like frogs, lizards and spiders all while the cats point and stare at them so we know to get them out. Uh, thanks for your help!
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