tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post353169411031206010..comments2024-03-18T21:13:23.616-04:00Comments on Ecofrugal Living: I take it backAmy Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362533758291353748noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-85903037016775923392010-06-10T12:50:29.734-04:002010-06-10T12:50:29.734-04:00Wow, that sounds pretty gross. We'll try a re...Wow, that sounds pretty gross. We'll try a repellant if we have to, but at this point I think the little furballs (it turns out there are two babies, not just one) may actually have grown too big to fit through the fence anymore. So now I just have to replant my cucumbers.Amy Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362533758291353748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-9681251422095918312010-06-10T09:16:55.683-04:002010-06-10T09:16:55.683-04:00We've been having our own experiments with fox...We've been having our own experiments with fox urine (concentrated liquid, since we needed it to stay on a surface) and with repellent made with blood, egg putrescence, garlic oil, wintergreen oil, and a few other things. Both available (as is the diffuser) at the nearest feed-and-seed store. Maybe repellent on the garden fence?Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201286586062722169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-59065712541527520262010-06-08T08:28:49.707-04:002010-06-08T08:28:49.707-04:00While taking a load of stuff over to our new place...While taking a load of stuff over to our new place the other day I also discovered a groundhog. Cousins? I don't know yet if he's a resident or just a visitor though. There should be plenty of space for him either way, although if he asks me, I would suggest he remain up the hill.Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-55668882429361593472010-06-07T09:19:34.881-04:002010-06-07T09:19:34.881-04:00Used cat litter is supposed to work. We put some ...Used cat litter is supposed to work. We put some down the groundhog hole last year and scared him off for a while. The thing is, I'd be happy to let them stay here as long as they can't get into the garden. Maybe I'll wait a bit and see how long it takes the little one to get too big to squeeze in there.Amy Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362533758291353748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-56033672387195902322010-06-06T23:30:19.985-04:002010-06-06T23:30:19.985-04:00There's probably a predator urine they don'...There's probably a predator urine they don't like. Maybe fox? You can buy concentrate or powders. The concentrate goes in a little diffuser bottle you can hang from a fence. It will survive a rain, but will eventually evaporate. You won't be able to smell it unless you spill some on you when filling the hanger bottle. The powder is granules that go down around the perimeter. They'll wash away in the rain.<br /><br />Another alternative is dried blood. Deer don't like dried rabbit's blood, so maybe groundhogs don't like some kind of blood, either.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04275989951161851719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-19713875281266369512010-06-06T20:04:40.054-04:002010-06-06T20:04:40.054-04:00Um, by "him" I mean the groundhog, not B...Um, by "him" I mean the groundhog, not Brian.Amy Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362533758291353748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-36440490144381945392010-06-06T20:03:59.803-04:002010-06-06T20:03:59.803-04:00Yeah, Brian had his work gloves on, but the teeth ...Yeah, Brian had his work gloves on, but the teeth still looked intimidating. I guess we can just wait for him to grow a little bigger and then he won't fit through the fence anymore.Amy Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362533758291353748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276531209730408101.post-24122631089425610832010-06-06T16:17:20.290-04:002010-06-06T16:17:20.290-04:00Amy, your Dad says groundhogs have sharp teeth, so...Amy, your Dad says groundhogs have sharp teeth, so I hope next time either of you catches the little guy that you're wearing very heavy gloves.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12779686080511843907noreply@blogger.com