This has been a summer teeming with critters, mostly because our community has declared war on coyotes and the local population of rabbits has just multiplied. After noting all the damage in our yard, I decided to live-trap and relocate the delinquents to a new home. So far this year, I have moved 9 rabbits […]
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The Wild Hare Dilemma
Earlier this year, I noticed a rabbit, eating clover in our backyard. I knew immediately that she was a new mother who probably had babies hidden somewhere because of her patchy fur and haggard look. Apparently motherhood is never easy, even for rabbits. Early each day found that same bunny munching on the lawn […]
Bug Zapper, New Garden Tool?
Our Wisconsin summer of 2014 had a lot of rain in both spring and early summer. All that moisture brings beautiful lush gardens, too many weeds and a bumper crop of mosquitos. While my watering chores have been pretty much eliminated, I do spend a lot of time trying to keep ahead of the […]
A Better Mouse Trap
I have been using the Easy Outdoor Mouse Trap for a couple of years now with great success. I catch a lot of rodents, but since some of them have multiple litters each year, it is difficult to get ahead of the curve. The bucket I use is about one foot tall, which is a […]
Weird Spruce Galls
A few years ago I planted 3 small blue spruce trees thinking that I would have sweet little Christmas trees adding interest to our winter landscape. The trees settled in and grew nicely and are now at least 10 feet high. Last year I noticed some brown lumps on my trees that I first mistook […]
Slug Control in the Garden
We have a large perennial garden, some of which is quite shady. In those areas, I have spring flowers such as bleeding heart, Virginia Bluebells and Lungwort. When they have finished blooming, a variety of hosta plants replace them and hide the foliage as they fade. The problem is that while the hosta are very […]