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Humpty Dumpty wrote:That would make a hell of a salad. Add some beets and onions with some oil and vinegar. Yum.madhatter wrote:
rhubarb...
Rhubarb leaves contain dangerously high levels of oxalic acid which can cause serious kidney damage potentially leading to death. Even though a 140 pound person would need to eat about 10 pounds of rhubarb leaves to die, a small amount still has the ability to make a person sick.
^^^Stormchaser wrote:Humpty Dumpty wrote:That would make a hell of a salad. Add some beets and onions with some oil and vinegar. Yum.madhatter wrote:
rhubarb...Rhubarb leaves contain dangerously high levels of oxalic acid which can cause serious kidney damage potentially leading to death. Even though a 140 pound person would need to eat about 10 pounds of rhubarb leaves to die, a small amount still has the ability to make a person sick.
Yes, another NH rock sculpture. Also, the Roberts Farm hay field on the first day of summer.f.a.s.t. wrote:Yes, another NH rock wall; this one a sculpted one. A magnificent piece of work in the middle of a beautiful, huge hay field. Located on the historic Roberts Farm in Rollinsford, NH. This farm is/was continuously operated by the same family for over 300 years.
The snow is almost all gone from the Concord-Manchester area towards the coast, sad.
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Yes, very nice and healthy looking.madhatter wrote:looking good Ty!!!
Bread soaked in anti-freeze will kill the squirrels and raccoons. Quite effective. Keep it elevated to avoid any collateral damage to pets. I find a .22 best for ground hogs. Try a paint ball gun on deer so you can mark them as your own. Kinda like branding them...=fun.f.a.s.t. wrote:Yes, very nice and healthy looking.madhatter wrote:looking good Ty!!!
In early spring, insects got to my asparagus so I had to spray them and didn't end up with a good harvest. A damn groundhog has gotten through my electric fence and destroyed my peas, green beans, cucumbers and radishes. Squirrels and chipmunks got through my netting over my blueberries and ate almost all of them. I have trapped or killed over a half dozen chipmunks and one squirrel so far. There are still two or three squirrels to kill. However, you get rid of one clan and another one seems to move in to take their place. I have only seen the damn groundhog once and wasn't able to get my shotgun in time to shoot it. I swear, that groundhog knows when nobody is home. It's been really depressing, so much hard work, only to have it destroyed by these damn rodents and insects.
Do you know where his nearby hole is? If so, pour Clorox and ammonia down the hole. It creates heavier than air DEADLY chlorine gas and will kill him. Do it only on a day with no wind so the stuff does not blow out of other holes and make others sick.f.a.s.t. wrote:Yes, very nice and healthy looking.madhatter wrote:looking good Ty!!!
In early spring, insects got to my asparagus so I had to spray them and didn't end up with a good harvest. A damn groundhog has gotten through my electric fence and destroyed my peas, green beans, cucumbers and radishes. Squirrels and chipmunks got through my netting over my blueberries and ate almost all of them. I have trapped or killed over a half dozen chipmunks and one squirrel so far. There are still two or three squirrels to kill. However, you get rid of one clan and another one seems to move in to take their place. I have only seen the damn groundhog once and wasn't able to get my shotgun in time to shoot it. I swear, that groundhog knows when nobody is home. It's been really depressing, so much hard work, only to have it destroyed by these damn rodents and insects.
kinda cruel death don't ya think? just shoot it w a 22 and be done w it...Dickc wrote:Do you know where his nearby hole is? If so, pour Clorox and ammonia down the hole. It creates heavier than air DEADLY chlorine gas and will kill him. Do it only on a day with no wind so the stuff does not blow out of other holes and make others sick.f.a.s.t. wrote:Yes, very nice and healthy looking.madhatter wrote:looking good Ty!!!
In early spring, insects got to my asparagus so I had to spray them and didn't end up with a good harvest. A damn groundhog has gotten through my electric fence and destroyed my peas, green beans, cucumbers and radishes. Squirrels and chipmunks got through my netting over my blueberries and ate almost all of them. I have trapped or killed over a half dozen chipmunks and one squirrel so far. There are still two or three squirrels to kill. However, you get rid of one clan and another one seems to move in to take their place. I have only seen the damn groundhog once and wasn't able to get my shotgun in time to shoot it. I swear, that groundhog knows when nobody is home. It's been really depressing, so much hard work, only to have it destroyed by these damn rodents and insects.
I live in a city. You cannot even show a gun let alone shoot one without raising a ruckus!madhatter wrote:kinda cruel death don't ya think? just shoot it w a 22 and be done w it...Dickc wrote:Do you know where his nearby hole is? If so, pour Clorox and ammonia down the hole. It creates heavier than air DEADLY chlorine gas and will kill him. Do it only on a day with no wind so the stuff does not blow out of other holes and make others sick.f.a.s.t. wrote:Yes, very nice and healthy looking.madhatter wrote:looking good Ty!!!
In early spring, insects got to my asparagus so I had to spray them and didn't end up with a good harvest. A damn groundhog has gotten through my electric fence and destroyed my peas, green beans, cucumbers and radishes. Squirrels and chipmunks got through my netting over my blueberries and ate almost all of them. I have trapped or killed over a half dozen chipmunks and one squirrel so far. There are still two or three squirrels to kill. However, you get rid of one clan and another one seems to move in to take their place. I have only seen the damn groundhog once and wasn't able to get my shotgun in time to shoot it. I swear, that groundhog knows when nobody is home. It's been really depressing, so much hard work, only to have it destroyed by these damn rodents and insects.
understood...Dickc wrote:I live in a city. You cannot even show a gun let alone shoot one without raising a ruckus!madhatter wrote:kinda cruel death don't ya think? just shoot it w a 22 and be done w it...Dickc wrote:Do you know where his nearby hole is? If so, pour Clorox and ammonia down the hole. It creates heavier than air DEADLY chlorine gas and will kill him. Do it only on a day with no wind so the stuff does not blow out of other holes and make others sick.f.a.s.t. wrote:Yes, very nice and healthy looking.madhatter wrote:looking good Ty!!!
In early spring, insects got to my asparagus so I had to spray them and didn't end up with a good harvest. A damn groundhog has gotten through my electric fence and destroyed my peas, green beans, cucumbers and radishes. Squirrels and chipmunks got through my netting over my blueberries and ate almost all of them. I have trapped or killed over a half dozen chipmunks and one squirrel so far. There are still two or three squirrels to kill. However, you get rid of one clan and another one seems to move in to take their place. I have only seen the damn groundhog once and wasn't able to get my shotgun in time to shoot it. I swear, that groundhog knows when nobody is home. It's been really depressing, so much hard work, only to have it destroyed by these damn rodents and insects.
Thanks madhatter. Sorry to hear about the problems caused by the animals and you losing your crops f.a.s.t. I have some strawberry plants that everytime there are strawberries almost ready to be picked, some animal (probably a squirrel) eats before we can pick them.f.a.s.t. wrote:Yes, very nice and healthy looking.madhatter wrote:looking good Ty!!!
In early spring, insects got to my asparagus so I had to spray them and didn't end up with a good harvest. A damn groundhog has gotten through my electric fence and destroyed my peas, green beans, cucumbers and radishes. Squirrels and chipmunks got through my netting over my blueberries and ate almost all of them. I have trapped or killed over a half dozen chipmunks and one squirrel so far. There are still two or three squirrels to kill. However, you get rid of one clan and another one seems to move in to take their place. I have only seen the damn groundhog once and wasn't able to get my shotgun in time to shoot it. I swear, that groundhog knows when nobody is home. It's been really depressing, so much hard work, only to have it destroyed by these damn rodents and insects.
Get a large dog to patrol your yard, teach him to kill brown furry things that come in the yard. Eventually they will find another yard to eat in.f.a.s.t. wrote:I don't like to poison them. The poison ends up in their liver and kidneys. If they die out in the open another bird or animal will eat them. That bird or animal will end up with the poison in their liver and kidneys and die a slow and painful death. This is happening with birds and wildlife all over the world.
I need to try a large trap for the ground hog(s). I have no idea where they live. I read that they have numerous homes, staying in each one a day or two and then moving to another one, to avoid being stalked by foxes, fisher cats and coyotes. I would love to get them with my shotgun if I can, but I have only seen them one time. I though that maybe a deer was jumping over my electric fence at night, but there are no tracks or poop. My electric fence touches the ground all the around my garden and they have not dug a hole under the fence. They must not mind being "zapped" by the fence, knowing that they can eat all of my vegetables.
