Believe it or not, I’ve got a few buckshot-sized green tomatoes, even though the foliage is almost all dead and crunchy.
Any gardener FReepers know of any sure-fire ways to either repel or kill gophers? Normally I’m the most peace-loving old goat there is, but I’ve just HAD IT with seeing everything I’ve worked for destroyed. I put poison peanuts in the holes, and stick mashed garlic cloves in the ground as a barrier, but although those remedies seem to work at first, they never last.
If any of you have already given me advice on the gopher problem, please overlook the repetition. Nearly lost my best friend a few weeks back, and although the friend is recovering, I’m still pretty distracted and temporarily not retaining info as well as usual.
First of all, sorry about your friend! Prayers up!
Define ‘gopher.’ Are they the skinny Pocket Gophers with the stripes on their back that drill holes straight down in the lawn, or the BIG gophers, akin to woodchucks?
A liquid repellent should work (somewhat) for both. You can make it yourself:
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-animal-repellent-out-hot-peppers-81549.html
Other deterrents to gophers:
https://www.gardendesign.com/how-to/gophers.html
I had many pocket gophers in my lawn at my other farm. My Lab’s favorite pastime was for me to pour water down their holes, the gopher pops up and she’d finish them off.