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This morning I poured a bucket of gooo down a gopher hole that was heading for my Asian pear and had already gotten a bit too close for my comfort. A little while ago I went out, and stopped to … Continue reading →

For me this picture says it all. Bob www.PuraVidaAquatic.com

I had busted my tail trying to keep my trees away from the gophers without poisoning them. My ex significant other – who donated the liquid plumber to my constructed wetland – was extremely annoyed that I was spending the … Continue reading →

I almost put goop down these holes and then I said to myself, you know they are not doing any damage here. It may be a jumping off point to attack my trees 20 30 feet away but right here, … Continue reading →

I am going to buy another apple tree and put it in the orchard. I have bought four apple trees over the years and all of them were decimated by the Gophers. Gophers seem to adore apple trees. At least … Continue reading →

http://www.vegetariat.com/2015/02/compost-gophers/ This is a wonderful blog about discouraging Gophers without toxins. I have gone the same route, but I deliberately let my food scraps ferment for a week or so. I fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of table … Continue reading →

It is pretty pissed at me and would like to bite me, but I can deal with that. It didn’t die of poison. I took it up and let it go on the other side of the property in a … Continue reading →

Destroyed in about 5 minutes. I almost feel sorry for the little buggers. The rain we got softened the faces of the trenches to where they can dig. But only about 4 inches in so that it has to stay … Continue reading →

Like many others I decided I would try putting a layer of chicken wire down to prevent gophers from destroying plants (in my case trees) I tried two different ways and thank goodness I didn’t go whole hog and do … Continue reading →