This morning, I'm happy to hear it rain on my roof. Let it wash the snow away. I' want to see green again.
Yesterday I went down to the rain garden where a gopher lives. In front of the gopher hole was a prickly shrub that was spreading and hiding the gopher(s) when they come out of the hole. I cut it down. Later I will burn the branches in the rain garden along with the old Christmas tree and other debris I find in the yard after the winter.
I was going to go buy another portable fence to keep out the gophers from my garden. But I decided to poison them instead using the pellets. So I need to be able to get to their active entrance and once the pellets arrive, I will use them. Last year, in the early spring, there was a family of gophers. Over the summer the family either disbanded or something else. By the end of the season, I think there were only one left. But he/she was big.
Last week, I looked out and saw the gopher so I know I have at least one. He wandered up near the pond and started munching on a shrub. This one isn't huge...maybe the size of a cat. Last year, one was the size of a pig! Almost. But it was huge. I tried to shoot this one with the BB gun but missed. Of course. Then I loaded up the 22 rifle. By the time I finished, the gopher had disappeared and I haven't seen it since. But I'm sure it's around. But now the gun is loaded...if the pellets don't work.
At least I've started the process of getting the gopher(s). The taking down of the shrub was my second step. Ordering the pellets was the first step. Wish me luck!
I want to tackle some of the other spring work before the bees come. I have at least another month before needing the bee yard set up. So much fun to come.
Meanwhile seeds have been started in the greenhouse. I bought more seeds yesterday so will plant them over the new few days. Flowers and vegetables.
Happy spring 2017.
