Let's see those '10 gardens

03-19-2010, 09:45 AM

It's time to get started!
I need a lot of dirt moved so I got a tractor.

It's little but it's a hard worker.

I'm going to build a bunch of raised boxes with screened bottoms to try to fight the gophers off.

T.G · 03-19-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I'm going to build a bunch of raised boxes with screened bottoms to try to fight the gophers off.

Lance, I can just see you running around like Bill Murray in Caddyshack.

"Here Mr Gopher, gopher, gopher...."

03-19-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by T.G

Lance, I can just see you running around like Bill Murray in Caddyshack.

"Here Mr Gopher, gopher, gopher...."

I think I killed close to 30 of them last year and they still ate all my potatoes.
I have blown one up, too. Last resort. Poison and repellents don't work.

Deer and gophers make it very challenging for me.

MortonMilo · 03-19-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I think I killed close to 30 of them last year and they still ate all my potatoes.
I have blown one up, too. Last resort. Poison and repellents don't work.

Deer and gophers make it very challenging for me.

I feel like we have to hear the story involved in this one....

03-19-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MortonMilo

I feel like we have to hear the story involved in this one....

I wish I could tell it.

T.G · 03-19-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I think I killed close to 30 of them last year and they still ate all my potatoes.
I have blown one up, too. Last resort. Poison and repellents don't work.

Deer and gophers make it very challenging for me.

I can't seem to face up to the facts
Gophers like my garden so I
Can't relax
I can't eat 'cause the gophers got the vegies
Don't touch me I'm shootin' them in the hedges

Gopher Killer
Qu'est Que C'est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Gopher Killer
Qu'est Que C'est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away

Blueface · 03-28-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

Lance, I can just see you running around like Bill Murray in Caddyshack.

"Here Mr Gopher, gopher, gopher...."

I love this scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv87T1CQF8E

03-30-2010, 09:43 PM

This one gophs no more...

shilala · 03-19-2010, 10:11 AM

I got some tomatoes, flowers and tobacco started. Not much to show yet.
Lisa and I still have to plant the rest of the seeds next weekend. I'll probably work on transplants then, too.
I need to carry myself out there and clean the garden up. I still have a couple months before I need to, but maybe if it's done I'll get broccoli and lettuce in before July.

G G · 03-19-2010, 10:24 AM

weak_link · 03-19-2010, 10:28 AM

The tulips& crokus I planted at my ex-wife's house are about to pop. Part of me wants to go take them all out and put them in pots at my place.

03-19-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by weak_link

The tulips& crokus I planted at my ex-wife's house are about to pop. Part of me wants to go take them all out and put them in pots at my place.

"The EX-games"

kenstogie · 03-19-2010, 10:38 AM

I love a nice garden and this is not a garden per se but I have a squishy backyard due to Voles. Any thoughts? I have no problem killing them as I am not a PETA member.

shilala · 03-19-2010, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

I love a nice garden and this is not a garden per se but I have a squishy backyard due to Voles. Any thoughts? I have no problem killing them as I am not a PETA member.

I had a female black lab that used to eat moles and voles and mice all day long. She could hear them. She was especially brutal on nests. She'd dig them up and throw all the babies in the air and stomple them.
She wasn't really down with the PETA, either.

kenstogie · 03-19-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I had a female black lab that used to eat moles and voles and mice all day long. She could hear them. She was especially brutal on nests. She'd dig them up and throw all the babies in the air and stomple them.
She wasn't really down with the PETA, either.

Can I rent her for a couple of weekends?

shilala · 03-19-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

Can I rent her for a couple of weekends?

I'd totally let the smelly old girl come over, but "had" is the key word here. I planted her and the ex-wife's cat from hell in that yard before we moved. That was a lot of years ago.
Her son is still living, I lost him in the divorce. He's not much of a mouser unless I throw them at him, but he doesn't stink.
If you can get an English Lab with a good nose, they are awesome mousers. Even a good English American cross. American bred labs, not so much.
I can't wait to get another one of those fat smelly buggers. I really miss my dog. His mom, not so much.

Q: What kind of woman would take a man's dog in a divorce?
A: The kind I divorce.

kenstogie · 03-19-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I'd totally let the smelly old girl come over, but "had" is the key word here. I planted her and the ex-wife's cat from hell in that yard before we moved. That was a lot of years ago.
Her son is still living, I lost him in the divorce. He's not much of a mouser unless I throw them at him, but he doesn't stink.
If you can get an English Lab with a good nose, they are awesome mousers. Even a good English American cross. American bred labs, not so much.
I can't wait to get another one of those fat smelly buggers. I really miss my dog. His mom, not so much.

Q: What kind of woman would take a man's dog in a divorce?
A: The kind I divorce.

Been there done that Scott and can't say I'll ever do it again. As someone once said "Why would I want to break back into prison?"

03-20-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

I love a nice garden and this is not a garden per se but I have a squishy backyard due to Voles. Any thoughts? I have no problem killing them as I am not a PETA member.

Mouse traps or poison bait.
http://voles.com/How_to_Kill_Voles.htm

Between the cats, dogs, owls, hawks, coyotes, ravens, snakes, bobcats, and other predators, voles don't seem to have a chance around here. The only time I see evidence of them is after the first meadow mowing. Then they are exposed.

03-26-2010, 10:03 AM

Hooray! Killed the first gopher of the year. Last year it was something like 28 of them. This year I'm going for blocking them but they are still not welcome.

Almost through moving dirt around.

cricky101 · 03-19-2010, 10:40 AM

Bought my first place in December and am thinking about giving a small garden a go - maybe some tomatoes, various peppers, some herbs ....

I read through the '09 gardens thread and saw some great-looking plots of land!

03-19-2010, 09:45 AM	#1
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Let's see those '10 gardens It's time to get started! I need a lot of dirt moved so I got a tractor. It's little but it's a hard worker. I'm going to build a bunch of raised boxes with screened bottoms to try to fight the gophers off.

03-30-2010, 09:43 PM	#8
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens This one gophs no more...

03-19-2010, 10:11 AM	#9
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens I got some tomatoes, flowers and tobacco started. Not much to show yet. Lisa and I still have to plant the rest of the seeds next weekend. I'll probably work on transplants then, too. I need to carry myself out there and clean the garden up. I still have a couple months before I need to, but maybe if it's done I'll get broccoli and lettuce in before July. __________________

03-19-2010, 10:24 AM	#10
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,730 Trading: (10)	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens

03-19-2010, 10:28 AM	#11
weak_link The Stranger Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Eric Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,263 Trading: (1)	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens The tulips& crokus I planted at my ex-wife's house are about to pop. Part of me wants to go take them all out and put them in pots at my place.

03-19-2010, 10:38 AM	#13
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens I love a nice garden and this is not a garden per se but I have a squishy backyard due to Voles. Any thoughts? I have no problem killing them as I am not a PETA member. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

03-26-2010, 10:03 AM	#19
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens Hooray! Killed the first gopher of the year. Last year it was something like 28 of them. This year I'm going for blocking them but they are still not welcome. Almost through moving dirt around.

03-19-2010, 10:40 AM	#20
cricky101 Micro brew tester Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 684 Trading: (8)	Re: Let's see those '10 gardens Bought my first place in December and am thinking about giving a small garden a go - maybe some tomatoes, various peppers, some herbs .... I read through the '09 gardens thread and saw some great-looking plots of land! __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire