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by Marlene Condon published on 10/25/2007 in the Letters category

by Marlene Condon

published on 10/25/2007

in the Letters category

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LETTER- Fences thwart thieving critters

by Marlene Condonpublished October 25, 2007

I sure am glad that the Jaquith family did not kill the groundhog they have attracted to their property by gardening without a fence [Essay, "Distherbing: Rifle turns rage to reconciliation," October 11].

After all, if you grow food outdoors, how's an animal to know it's not supposed to help itself? Thus it wouldn't have been right to shoot that chunky critter as if it were a felon breaking the law.

Groundhogs are among the easiest mammals to keep out of the garden. You can read about the proper fencing on page 102 of my book, The Nature-Friendly Garden, which is available through Jefferson-Madison Regional Library branches.

Marlene Condon
Charlottesville

glad to hear about those pesky groundhogs and i look forward to getting some tips from your book as i have been having problems with GH eating green tomatoes right from my garden on my patio only feet from the house/doors. posted by roger at 10/26/2007 10:35:45 AM
Fences don't keep out groundhogs, they are tunnelling rodents. They're fun to shoot! I pick 'em off with a .22 IF ITS BROWN ITS DOWN!!! posted by Buck at 10/26/2007 7:42:27 PM

glad to hear about those pesky groundhogs and i look forward to getting some tips from your book as i have been having problems with GH eating green tomatoes right from my garden on my patio only feet from the house/doors.

posted by roger at 10/26/2007 10:35:45 AM

Fences don't keep out groundhogs, they are tunnelling rodents.

They're fun to shoot! I pick 'em off with a .22

IF ITS BROWN ITS DOWN!!!

posted by Buck at 10/26/2007 7:42:27 PM

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