Re: [CH] #@$!* Chipmunks
George Sanders (sanders@paonline.com)
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:20:51 -0400
A rat trap baited with peanut butter works for me.
A mouse trap is too small.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Matthew Evans" <tmattevans@yahoo.com>
To: "Chile Heads" <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:31 AM
Subject: [CH] #@$!* Chipmunks
> I am a nice guy. Really, I am. I have even started to get a soft spot
for my
> wife's cat because my six-month-old daughter loves it so much.
>
> But, I have almost had it with chipmunks. I have yet to get a single
tomato
> from my garden (who knew chipmunks ate tomatoes?), none of my chile plants
have
> leaves on the lower six inches or so (look like chile trees), and I am at
my
> wits end.
>
> Despite my reluctance to add nitrogen at this late stage of the growing
cycle,
> I sprinkled my garden liberally with blood meal because someone told me
the
> chipmunks didn't like the smell. Now I have a tomatoless garden that
stinks to
> high heaven. I have CDs hanging in my garden. I set out a "humane" trap
to
> capture and transport chipmunks. I put the cat outside. All to no avail.
>
> So, List -- how do I get rid of chipmunks? I have tried to be pleasant
about
> this up until now, but if I need to kill them at this point, I will.
>
> Matt
>
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