You Can Get Rid Of Gophers
If you’ve ever had to get rid of gophers from your lawn or garden, then you’ll know just how frustrating a process it is. If you are now faced with the problem of gophers, why don’t you find out from someone who has tried all the tricks, which is the one that actually works.
The first step in eradicating these annoying pests, is to find out about their habits and behaviors, understand what they’re doing and why exactly, they are burrowing under your lawn and causing you such grief!
As a gopher digs under the surface of your lawn there are a few damaging effects that they are having on more than just the visual landscape. Firstly, the piles of dirt that they push out of their tunnels, are fresh soil for weeds to take root, and the vegetation under the piles of dirt is damaged. When burrowing, the gophers pull up roots and expose them. Rocks can also be exposed which pose harm to any garden machinery being used.
There are many ways that you can try to get rid of gophers. Here’s just a few of the more popular ones: *Trapping – this is certainly the most common method used. However it may take a bit of practice learning to set the trap correctly and then you will need to get rid of the body. *Exclusion – using small mesh fencing or plastic netting, you could protect a portion of your garden if there are particular plants that you want to make sure stay safe. *Gassing & Flooding – with both of these methods, gophers have been known to retreat to a section of the burrow and then block off the tunnel. *Poison pellets – this is probably the easiest option, but care must be taken to ensure the safety of other animals (such as pet dogs or cats). And you may have to deal with the gopher body if they decide to come above ground to die. *Repellents – you can buy synthetic products that have the odor of gopher predators.
Whatever method you use to get rid of gophers, you need something that is going to be effective and hopefully fool-proof. I’ve had my fair share of frustration with gophers ruining my garden, and have written all about it in a blog.
If you are tired of fighting this battle with gophers (or moles or vols) in your lawn, you are not alone. I’ve written about my experiences and what I did to Get Rid Of Gophers. This site www.GopherRemoval.info will give you access to all the information about these pests and how to get rid of them for good!