Gopher

Gophers are underground assassins, tunneling unseen through the soil in search of food. They voraciously consume roots, tubers, and bulbs, push up large mounds of soil, and often tunnel hundreds of feet in a single night.
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Q&A: Moles and Gophers
Follow these tips for ridding your garden of moles and gophers.
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Gopher and Mole
Lethal traps are more commonly used on gophers and moles than live traps. Trap in spring and fall when these critters are most active. No bait is needed; just place the trap in a main tunnel and disguise it well.

Gophers - Use exclusion techniques.
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Soil: Shallots like a slightly acidic soil pH of about 6.0 to 6.8, although they will tolerate a more neutral soil.

Gophers and voles may find certain grasses palatable. Control vermin by standard methods, grow the grasses in gopher-proof baskets, or plant species that are unpalatable.

Gophers can pose a threat as well. Next to a blood-thirsty cat, chicken wire around the root ball is a good deterrent. Dark spots and holes bored into buds, stems and leaves usually indicate artichoke plum moths.

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Rabbit or gopher wire and U-nails to protect beds from burrowing critters.
Soil mix to fill the beds.
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Short fences will keep out gophers and most rodents. To discourage burrowing critters like rabbits, dig a trench to extend the fence underground.

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One manufacturer offers a spray of wax with a hot cayenne pepper base that sends rabbits, gophers, and hedgehogs into the night after a tall glass of water. Have raccoons, deer, or hares?

If you are looking for a quick removal of the pesky vagrants use Whole Control. This concentrate is sprayed directly into the areas where armadillos, moles, voles, gophers, and other burrowing animals are digging.

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Daffodils and other Narcissus are poisonous and are avoided by gophers and most other creatures. The bulbs tend to gradually multiply over time. The plants should be allowed to grow as long as the leaves are green.

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