Comments on: ‘urgent garden question’ forums are open! http://awaytogarden.com/urgent-garden-question-forums-are-open Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/urgent-garden-question-forums-are-open/comment-page-1#comment-15020 Margaret Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:25:07 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=178#comment-15020 @Patti: Yes, I have had this problem myself, more than once. :( Wonder if it's a she and she is doing what expectant moms do: get ready for a brood (usually April-ish here). You can catch them live in a Havahart trap but then there's the tricky bit on picking up the trap without getting sprayed and moving them. The surefire solution costs $$ -- but it is calling a pest-control service in your area that employs licensed nuisance wildlife removers. Looking up "nuisance wildlife removal" or just "nuisance wildlife" with your county/state will get a name to call, I expect. Catfood works in the traps (skunks eat ANYTHING, actually) but again, there is the issue of getting skunked...and by the time you buy a big Havahart for $50 or $60 and nearly have a nervous breakdown around the details, I wonder if the nuisance wildlife certified person isn't safer/better? @Patti: Yes, I have had this problem myself, more than once. :( Wonder if it’s a she and she is doing what expectant moms do: get ready for a brood (usually April-ish here). You can catch them live in a Havahart trap but then there’s the tricky bit on picking up the trap without getting sprayed and moving them.

The surefire solution costs $$ — but it is calling a pest-control service in your area that employs licensed nuisance wildlife removers. Looking up “nuisance wildlife removal” or just “nuisance wildlife” with your county/state will get a name to call, I expect.

Catfood works in the traps (skunks eat ANYTHING, actually) but again, there is the issue of getting skunked…and by the time you buy a big Havahart for $50 or $60 and nearly have a nervous breakdown around the details, I wonder if the nuisance wildlife certified person isn’t safer/better?

]]> By: Patti http://awaytogarden.com/urgent-garden-question-forums-are-open/comment-page-1#comment-15019 Patti Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:27:17 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=178#comment-15019 I don't know where else to go! I need your help. Any chance you've ever had a skunk under your deck???! You are my number one gardening blog, and thought perhaps some of us fellow gardeners may have experienced the frustration of trying to get this fella to leave. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! THANK YOU -Patti I don’t know where else to go! I need your help. Any chance you’ve ever had a skunk under your deck???! You are my number one gardening blog, and thought perhaps some of us fellow gardeners may have experienced the frustration of trying to get this fella to leave. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

THANK YOU
-Patti

]]> By: margaret http://awaytogarden.com/urgent-garden-question-forums-are-open/comment-page-1#comment-119 margaret Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:42:15 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=178#comment-119 Good idea...I will put it on my to-do list. Meantime my favorite lawn resources are Safe Lawns (a non-profit promoting organic care) at http://www.safelawns.org/, and Cornell Cooperative Extension (assuming you are in a northern region like mine) at http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/lawn/. The Cornell site includes chemical and non-chemical options; you know where I stand I expect. Paul Tukey of Safe Lawns wrote a fantastic book called "The Organic Lawn Care Manual," and it really is the best, sanest program I can imagine--answers every question. On the Safe Lawns site he does a series of videos and if you can get past the pre-roll ads they are also good. Hope this helps. M. Good idea…I will put it on my to-do list. Meantime my favorite lawn resources are Safe Lawns (a non-profit promoting organic care) at http://www.safelawns.org/, and Cornell Cooperative Extension (assuming you are in a northern region like mine) at http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/lawn/. The Cornell site includes chemical and non-chemical options; you know where I stand I expect.
Paul Tukey of Safe Lawns wrote a fantastic book called “The Organic Lawn Care Manual,” and it really is the best, sanest program I can imagine–answers every question. On the Safe Lawns site he does a series of videos and if you can get past the pre-roll ads they are also good.
Hope this helps.
M.

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