Any gardeners? part 2

astrophysicsmom
Wed, 02 May 2007 22:56:12 +0000

How about some more scenic looking fencing–Home Depot, Lowe’s etc. have a few options that look like short picket fences, etc. Otherwise, I’ve used the bloodmeal stuff with some success in previous houses. The problem with all that stuff is that unless you keep up with it VERY regularly, I think the effects wear off. Our solution was to move into a house in the woods that has ALL kinds of varmits that come into the yard (and our outside chocolate lab helps patrol part of the yard). I was awakened one night at 4:00 a.m. with the dog barking madly. H was out of town, and I went out and she (the dog) was about 1 foot away from an obviously horrified opossum. I grabbed the dog’s collar, and pulled her back and tried throwing rocks at it, and it just stood there I later googled it and saw that the whole “playing dead” thing is an involuntary catatonic stupor. (The dog was just terribly disappointed that it wouldn’t play and chase her and throw toys for her to fetch). After waiting several minutes, it regained consciousness and slowly waddled away. I’d rather have rabbits.