Groundhog Day

Mike MoMo · Aug 9, 2016

In my quiet friendly townhouse complex lives an Assh#le of a Groundhog. Last week it came by and ate some tomatoes and knocked over my Scheflera then returned the next night to pull the tomato plant off the the stand. So I spray the perimeter of my yard with varmint defense.
Well last night I receive a call from my wife while I am a work cooking for thirty golfers. One of my plant stands is completely knocked over. It is impossible for me to describe my emotional state at the time.
It seems Mr. Groundhog was after the Poinsettia ( the only one missing any leaves, I thought it was poisonous) and clumsiness caused the entire stand to fall over.

sorce · Aug 9, 2016

Find a very inhumane way to kill it!

Once!

Hope You poisoned the Golfers!

Sorce

Mike MoMo · Aug 9, 2016

No Broken pots and only one destroyed Poinsettia. About two gallons of bonsai soil wasted. A Redbud and a Hicks Yew that i maybe able to save. I will be moving all of my tropical trees indoors today

jeremy_norbury · Aug 9, 2016

Phone Bill Murray.

Mike MoMo · Aug 9, 2016

sorce said:
Find a very inhumane way to kill it!

Once!

Hope You poisoned the Golfers!

Sorce

As a Chef I can do no Harm, funny enough I got major compliments on my food last night. As a Bonsai Nut I dreamed of Groundhog Genocide last night.

Anthony · Aug 9, 2016

We trap and release the rats, that pass by, if the constrictors don't get them.
Drop them off in the defunct canefields near a stream.
Hand made a chicken wire cage with trap door.
Works well.

Strangely enough, our squirrels, birds [ exception Antshriek - likes to throw moss - but they are so alive, it is tolerated ] manicous don't touch the
trees, probably because there are actual trees in the yard put there to feed them.
Manicou is an opossum.
The squirrels like mangoes but not peanuts-------

??????

Wish I could come over and clean up / repot for you, it would take some of the stress of you.
Best wishes.
Good Day
Anthony

sorce · Aug 9, 2016

Mike MoMo said:
As a Chef

Eat it!

Sorce

M. Frary · Aug 9, 2016

Ahhh. The V.C. I'm very familiar with battling the Varmint Cong. Elimination is the only way. Take no prisoners and show no mercy.

Mike MoMo · Aug 9, 2016

Had this table built for cold weather display, I reckon Im using it now

Mike MoMo · Aug 9, 2016

I don't feel like cleaning up and repotting, I'm blessed to say that damage was minimal. The trees which I have had the longest show no harm. Will have to formulate an enclosure to protect my "kids " from the Varmint Cong. And definitely the Villain in the comic book I am writing will be a Groundhog based creature.

LanceMac10 · Aug 9, 2016

Now it's just messin' with ya'..........

LanceMac10 · Aug 9, 2016

Reminds me of damage inflicted from a wayward pool umbrella.......

We call it the Columbus Day Massacre and/or the "Mary Poppins Incident"

My "shrubby Crab in spring" landed upright, but broke the pot......busted up a bunch of training pots as well.....the Crab is the only one left!!

Really will tick you off......while your spouse just shakes their head at how silly it all is!

5 chipmunks and a mole.....just can't catch these city squirrels though, too crafty!!

JudyB · Aug 9, 2016

I had to build an enclosure for one of my trees that a chipmunk wanted to live under the roots. After multiple incidents, I made this out of pvc and window screen, with hardware cloth bottom and top. I imagine this could be built much larger to contain multiple plants.

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