3 Ways to Protect Root Crops from Gophers and Moles

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Wildlife is wonderful to watch unless of course you’re watching it munch on the vegetables in your vegetable garden! Not all wildlife should be banished from your vegetable garden, however, as some wildlife are beneficial predators that eat harmful animals, insects, and slugs. so if you are you trying to grow root crops in your garden and see they are being devoured by those pesky gophers or moles or both :)?. There are a few option open to you to protect your harvest. You simply need to find a solution that will have the desired results for your situation.

Scaring away pests is a great way to protect root crops from gophers and moles. One way that you have to do this is to get an animal like a cat that likes to hunt or is good at catching mice. This is the simplest option, but it may not be the most effective solution. Another way to protect root crops from gophers and moles is to trap them. This is harder than is sounds as traps may not always work some animals are smarter then your think and avoid them.  A deterrent method might be the best way to keep certain types of pests from eating your precious crops. Find out all about how to protect root crops from gophers and moles by visiting growyourowngroceries.org here…

3 Ways to Protect Root Crops from Gophers and Moles