Temporary Ground Hogs
A few days ago, I found my lettuce and beans eaten. All of it in one night. Next day, I saw the most adorable and profoundly stupid baby ground hog in the yard. Its siblings were nearby. They were just small enough to fit through the mesh of the deer fence.
My fix was to pile dried grass and weeds (all of which I have plenty) against the inside of the fence to a height of about 10-12". Now they can't easily access an open mesh entry/exit. It's not a very
strong barrier, just a visual one.
It only has to hold up until they're too big to fit through the holes. Then I'll have almost a year to put up some chicken wire or other smaller mesh to deter next year's babies.
Nan
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