Viewing post #989355 by LlamaLlori

May I share my worst mistake???
Here in Central California we have gophers.... I mean G O P H E R S!!! They eat everything from the root up. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure. Gophers are a small rodent with 2 prominent front teeth. (Imagine an 8 inch long burrowing beaver) You literally go out to your garden and watch your broccoli plant... first dance, then swoon. Ok, now it's DONE, you'd best harvest right away.
So I'm a savvy gardener, I have had enough of those buggers. I know what I'm doing. Right? I plan a veggie garden/orchard that will be 30'X80'. I rent a trencher and dig a trench (2 1/2 feet deep) around the whole parameter of my new garden. (back in 2001) I bury hardware cloth down the 2 1/2 feet, all the way around. Pretty smart, huh? Well, apparently NOT I have trapped IN a family of gophers and I have Yet to completely eradicate them. OMG, Pretty embarrassing Anybody else want to ante up????