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Jun 20, 2013 9:01 AM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Garden Ideas: Level 1
Do you see holes? Do you have a cat?

I had holes where they came in. I filled the hole with used kitty litter and closed the hole and put a rock over.

They do sell ground hog spray that helps but if you are in fear of food products you cannot spray it on the fruit. Sprinkle some red pepper and if you have a carpet place near you ask them for their tac strips. I put them between all my beds and around the entrance.

Ammonia-soaked rags can be strewn along the perimeter of your garden, forming a stinky barrier to repel groundhogs.

Epsom salts can be sprinkled on the vegetation and fruits of your garden plants to render them foul-tasting to groundhogs. The good news about this strategy is that Epsom salts will also help some of your garden plants to grow better.

Another strategy that suffers from the same drawback is discouraging groundhogs with foul-smelling agents such as ammonia. Ammonia-soaked rags can be strewn along the perimeter of your garden, forming a stinky barrier to repel groundhogs. But even ammonia's smell fades eventually and a re-application will be necessary.

It was a big battle but they seem to be staying away this year. The tac strips also work for the rabbits. If they walk or hop on those boards they leave quick.

I thought it was the deer eating my hostas and it turned out I was getting more damage from the groundhogs than the deer.


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