Yeah my groundhog has a hole under my shed and another under my kids play house. My wife has tried to get rid of him in the past by covering those holes and putting bricks around the shed and playhouse but he is one determined groundhog and does not want to leave. Which is fine by me

Blood meal. Mix it in with the soil when you transplant outside and dust soil around plant after rains. Good source of goodies for the plant too, I have about 60 tomato plants every year and with two ground hogs running about, have so far not had one chow down on my matoes......they seem to prefer the seedlings and small stuff.

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Thanks much flowergurl I will definately do that sounds great to me. 2 for 1 special i love those

buy a trap at lowes u can get box traps that wont harm it and u can put it in car and transfer a few miles away
that best thing i know if he doesnt leave the area u can kiss all ur plants goodbye lol.

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groundhogs are usually considered pests to farmers. But i think they are cool and can understand your not wanting to get rid of it or see any harm come to it. If the hog wants at your plants, the hog will most likely get them. But you can try completely encasing the root zone in wire. They can dig like ... er ... well groundhogs which is to say - very well.

Here is a true groundhog story - an older fellow I know used to hunt groundhogs as a favor to farmers and to put meat on the table. Before you turn up your nose, keep in mind this was during the depression and this fellow was quite poor.

Anyway, this guy - a young boy then would hunt the groundhogs with his beagle. Now beagles are smart and good trackers and if the dog wasn't held back, would follow the groundhog right into his hole. And holding back the dog is a good idea since the groundhog will fill the hole behind him so the dog can't follow anymore. and the groundhog will, if given the chance, fill in the other side of the hole and trap the dog underground. The only way to rescue the dog is to dig it out.

So the moral of the story - groundhogs are pretty crafty creatures and the hog takes a hankering for tomatoes he will most likely get them.

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LOL - tomato goggles!!!

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rotfl ha ha ha ............ That is a great pic. E-mail thanks for the story in a way it has made me appreciate the hog so much more. I think he has a new name as well hog it fits perfect as i live where they make them Harley davidson's. I am up for the challenge but the little hog better be careful because i am crafty in my own right. I will put wire under and around everything and if that and some bloodmeal dont work i will paintball him a new color.

I'm glad you enjoyed the story. It is true and the teller of the tale did lose a dog that way - couldn't find it underground.

enjoy your new buddy!

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i grow Matos every year in my backyard and they always get lil black bugs on em
so insted of gettin sum chemical shit to kill em
i just mix water with soap n spray it on the leafs
gotta go Organic
better way to live!