Or at least MY corner of it!
so, in the never ending quest, I have thus far tried most of the chain store types of gopher traps. out of dozens of times of setting them, i did catch one gopher in one of the victor gopher traps. not sure what that would equate to as a batting average, but pretty sure it would not even qualify me for the minor leagues!
I tried castor oil.... which could work, and lots of people claim it works for them, however, i eather need to use it full strenght, or more often, or figure a way to get it deeper in to the soil, as so far it has not helped.
I tried castor bean plants... that seemed to work OK.... except the plants only got about a foot tall- I see all these beautifull pics of peoples plants, and wonder what the heck is wrong with mine!
Cats dont work.... LOTS of strays around here... as well as foxes, skunks, racoons.....
I had someone tell me that they got some great gopher traps on ebay, so i spent $40 and ordered YET ANOTHER gopher trap.... they have worked slightly better, in several dozen settings, I caught two gophers with this type! that means my success rate improved by 100%! maybe I qualify for a T ball league now....
so, after going out yesterday and mowing, and finding fresh mounds in the areas I just mowed a couple hours before, I decided to dig pits, and plant buckets with plywood over the holes to see if i can catch any that way! 3 pits, 3 buckets, and I'm hoping for at least 3 gophers! if I catch any, I will post the pics here, and start taking bids for natures #1 self replicating, maintenenace free, organinc, biological bamboo control device......
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perhaps you will get lucky and the gophers will chew into it and die.
