They seem less likely to burrow under an electric fence, but a really determined groundhog will try to find a way over/under whatever you put up.
Here’s a fencing ‘solution’ with pictures that seems to have worked:
https://ourediblegarden.org/gardening/solution.html
My previous post was at 4:30 in the morning, so it’s obvious I’m not sleeping well. Got up at 5:45 to a very foggy morning, totally socked in. We’re 1/2 mile from the river so we get a lot of river fog in the mornings & it usually burns off fairly quickly when the sun comes up - today the fog is especially heavy.
I have the irritating task of dealing with/canceling our trash pickup service today. Back in late May/June, they didn’t pick up our trash for a month, despite multiple contacts (you have to do everything online). I finally got a call from the local operations manager who convincingly told me he just heard about our issue(s) & whatever trash mess we had (a months worth), they would clean it up. They did, so I gave them another chance & didn’t cancel. Now the problem has started again - missed pickup, filed a report that was confirmed by email, trash should have been picked up yesterday at the latest & I still have a can full. They’re getting canceled today because I just can’t stand the hassle any more. The local landfill is 10-15 minutes away & I’m going to see how much of a hassle it is to take the trash there myself. There’s also a local company that I am considering with an office just down the road in town - the current company is a national one.
More enjoyable ... going to check out some bagged compost at the Farm Bureau today. If it’s not too pricey, I’ll get a couple of bags for one of the metal raised beds that just got filled with dirt. I want to plant my red hot poker plant & the ‘clearance’ echinachea that is hanging on, but looking poorly. Being out of a pot and in decent dirt should help both of them.
Thursday is a rough weather day with flood watches in the offing. That is the day the cooler front with lower dew points moves through. EVERYONE is excited at the thought of a break in the brutally muggy, hot weather. I have a couple of projects I’ve put on hold until the heat dome is gone so I’ll have plenty to keep me busy outside. After Friday, the forecast is showing 0% chance of rain for the next 7 days and temps in the upper 70’s low 80’s. What a gift that will be!
At the end, the author gets libby / greenie silly. Hunting IS possible in a suburban area IF one wishes to put the time in: Get proficient with a bow and arrow, or, get a .22 subsonic pellet rifle with a scope for "quick" accuracy if desired. A subsonic .22 pellet is not very loud and should still kill a groundhog, but if one doesn't wish to hunt the varmints, the fence will work. Which costs more in terms of time would be an interesting study. I'm not sure how long the chicken wire in the ground will last in various soils (alkaline to acidic.)
The Coleus canina plants I'm using are annuals, but, may (may?) come back from seed by themselves? According to Brave Search:
Coleus canina plants can self-seed, particularly in growing zones 7 and above.
That has both good and bad aspects depending on location. Who wants to have to pull up stinky weeds?
Continuing, Brave states:
The plant's flowers can produce seeds that may lead to new plants, but it is recommended to pinch off the flower stems to prevent self-seeding and encourage the plant to focus on root and leaf development.
Additionally, the plant can take root at the point where trailing branches touch the soil, and these self-layered rooted branches can be severed from the mother plant and transplanted.