Mr Blue asked:
I can’t walk through my yard without my foot dropping into a gopher tunnel. They are killing all my citrus trees and small shrubs. I need a good easy way to get rid of these gophers once and for all. Help please!
I can’t walk through my yard without my foot dropping into a gopher tunnel. They are killing all my citrus trees and small shrubs. I need a good easy way to get rid of these gophers once and for all. Help please!
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MASTER GARDENER TO THE RESCUE
Known among my peers as Doctor Death, I have sent more gophers to meet their maker than any MASTER GARDENER living or dead. Every time I offer my gopher getter class for the univ, it’s standing room only. One student (74 years old) caught 14 gophers within a month of taking my class. You can too.
First the myths… JUICYFRUIT GUM has nothing to do with sticking it’s mouth, or any other part together. It was thought if a gopher ate a few pieces, his system couldn’t pass it, or anything else so they die. All testing by several agencys could come up with an answer. They didn’t notice any change in population.
Poison grain: an effective anticoagulant (bleed to death inside) as long as the gopher eats it at least 5 days in a row. If he misses a day or two all you have is a sick gopher who won’t eat poison grain in the future. Problem is, they seldom eat it in the first place. They will only go for the grain when they can find nothing else (fresh roots) to eat. Mid winter when plants are in slow mo, some gophers may turn to grain.
Now if you had your choice between a nice tender steak or a hunk of beef jerky, what would you pick? Well Mr Gopher has a choice too. Nice tender roots or dry poison grain?
Moth balls & all the other stinky chasers don’t work cause Mr Gopher buries them or digs around them. An adult gopher can seal off a tunnel in 3 to 4 seconds. (another reason the garden hose never works).
No matter what Grandma Smith used or Aunt Millie said worked for her, the plain truth is…. the only proven effective way to get rid of gophers is by trapping and the best way to trap is with the “BLACK HOLE” gopher trap. If set correctly and in pairs, you will always get your gopher.
Getting the gopher is the easy part. If you don’t eliminate the tunnels you’ll never get rid of your problem. You can trap Uncle Ed but if his tunnels remain, Cousin Joe is going to move in and take over.
Okay, I won’t bore you with any more details. Your question asks another or easier way to rid yourself of gophers. All the cute little brain storms, myths, wives-tales you have read about, are just that. They don’t work.
There is NO easy way! The ONLY WAY to be rid of gophers is by trap’n & backfil’n ALL of their tunnels!
As for the second part of your question, is there another way? Yes, there is another way …… sell your house and move.