melon stolen

[Tony Riccobono]

It's unfortunate but someone has taken a golden melon from our community  garden squash and melon patch. You can see from the pull marks on the stem it was not ripe so at least the people who took it will not enjoy it . The way things are going our few pumpkins will disappear. I have been giving out squash and squash flowers to as many people as possible . The only plot  that gardeners can pick in now are the bean patches and the rhubarb patch and the herb garden.The blue berries and raspberries can be picked but it appears that the birds got there first.  I have spoken to board members about netting for next season.An occasional strawberry can be found. I loosened the weeds in the herb garden so if you have a chance please remove them. Thank you to who ever did the earth moving in the potato patch.
Tony

[Theresa Lam]

I heard his name is Phil and I have a feeling he liked it very much.
Try a hav-a-hart trap. Then, what will you do with Phil when you catch
him?

http://www.havahart.com/advice/critter-library/groundhog-control/

I need to buy another for my home garden too! They've been very hungry lately.

Theresa

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[Ady...@aol.com]

I used netting on my home garden this year.

 

Once over my potato patch because a groundhog had a feast.  All it did was get two chipmunks stuck in the netting.  I felt so bad - one was dead and the other I carefully clipped out of the netting for release.

 

I then put it over my fencing to keep the squirrels out (Ha! - that was a joke).  The only thing I ending up doing was getting a bluejay stuck and having to clip it out.  Do you know what it is like dealing with a screaming bluejay.

 

Also had a chipmunk get stuck in the holes of a havahart trap meant for a groundhog.  Had to tap the cage to loosen his big butt out of the trap.

 

Needless to say, the netting is put away.  You are welcome to have what's left of it.

[Tony Riccobono]

I have see groundhog damage many times before and this is not it . They usually at least taste what they are taking and do not twist off the fruit or vegetable and carry it (a 3 lb melon)whole and undamaged over a fence, in any case a single trap in a garden our size does not work since so much produce is available throughout the garden, Groundhogs are destructive they taste many things before the decide on what they want.  Fences don't stop them I have even see one climb a small tree(10 '). If there is one around we will know it We will see the damage.

Tony