Rats in the garden ID?
Maria P.
3 months ago
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dealing with rats in the garden
Comments (16)A few years ago I had a rat problem and I cured it with a live trap. I had a bird avary in my garden and the rats found a way into it and ate several birds. I caught 7 very large rats and of course I had to sacrifice them by drowning in a tub of water while in the cage. Evil little critters! I found that the same trap helps me to control the squirrel population to keep it low enough so that the squirrels (commonly referred to as tree rats) get only their fair share of my vegetables and fruits. You can get live traps from your local feed store. I use peanut putter as the bait in the live trap for both of these pests. Don't worry; you are smater than the rats! Although my wife says that the squirrels make me look kind of dumb....See MoreRats! What to do about rats? Why do banana trees = rats?
Comments (4)bananas are herbs= deliscious. My local squirrels see mine usually as a delicasy. The seem to mostly dig for the roots. I havent come accross rats however.If you dont want to hurt them go to your local pest control company and buy a live trap...catch em and relocate them....See MoreRat droppings and vegetable gardens
Comments (4)I'm certainly no contamination expert, but I would have thought that manure is manure and would have worked all the rat stuff into the soil and been glad of it. All manure carries some pathogens, so you want to be careful of any kind of fresh, but the plants themselves aren't affected, nor is the produce. I'd just wear gloves and a face mask and dig it in!...See MoreCactus ID: Rat tail?
Comments (2)No, not an Aporophyllum or pendant cactus, IMO. Maybe a Haageocereus or some sort of non-pendulous Cleistocactus. Those South American columnars are so difficult to ID at this stage of their growing....See Morelinda_leaf _z10a_southwest_fl
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