Photo by Jack Kelly ClarkJust when I thought the garden was doing well, happy the bird situation seemed under control...that was when tragedy struck. Sure, I had noticed a few gopher mounds back in June. But when he/she seemed to be ignoring the garden, I didn't see the need for a pre-emptive strike. I figured the gopher had snooped around, decided it didn't like cruciferous vegetables and left the area. Big mistake!
After 2 weeks of vacation, I came back to discover 2 cauliflower, 3 broccoli and 1 spinach were missing. As they are all covered in cages, the evidence points to the gopher. Steam began coming out of my ears. "I trusted you!" I shouted.
Then, I marched over to have a chat with our Ag Assistant. I informed him that if he did not capture the gopher by Friday he would be fired. He has three traps in position and we are waiting on the results. The saddest thing is the new gopher mounds plowed right through where I planted my colored carrots.
1 comment:
that's horrible! being in vegas, my biggest worry for my soon to be garden is cats or what ever it is that eats the heads off of tulips.
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