I've had a sad tomato summer

[Gumbysqueak]

Originally Posted by lakelady

Nope. I was over run by chipmunks this year that bred like rabbits. I tried it all and the only solution other than a pellet gun is the bucket of death. Google it, I know it sounds cruel BUT IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM. Got rid of about 40 and my neighbor another 30 or so. Since then nothing chomps in my garden. Now to keep them under control.... I think it was the abundance of acorns the past year caused them to over breed to keep up with food supply.

My neighbor around the lake lives on the point, water on 3 sides, and he has snakes that eat his tomatoes! Never would have thought that, but he has caught them in the act.

Unless your family is starving for food, killing an animal for eating in your garden is hideous. If you do kill them, eat them. Grandpa used to have raccoon and squirrel stew for dinner during the depression.

Chipmunks/squirrels have great benefits to the ecosystem. Even in times of over population. Every chipmunk you drowned was one less dinner for an owl.