Vegetables groundhogs won't eat
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Do Groundhogs eat vegetable plants?
Comments (11)Relocating a groundhog is only relocating your problem, giving it to someone else. You also may be relocating it into the territory of another groundhog, which will cause fights that lead to sever injury or death. You may also be taking a mother away from her babies, thus leaving them to starve to death. Also, in this "new" territory, your reloacted animal will not have a home (den, nest, etc) so will be left to wander around, with no protection from predators. They also don't know where the food and water is, and in the case of squirrels, their buried food cache. You also are simply opening up a void in your yard for new animals to move in, so you aren't really solving your problem. The real problem is actually that your yard is the perfect habitat for whatever your pest animal is. The biggest thing of all with trapping & relocating, is that it's actually illegal in many areas, so not only are you making your relocated animal suffer, you are breaking the law. Now, I'm not defending any pest animals, because I've had plenty myself. I'm just putting it out there, that when people think they are being humane by trapping & relocating animals, they are actually making it worse for the animals. You're better off dispatching the animal, which is quick and humane. Imagine someone trapped you, and relocated you into a far away city. No phone, no money, no food, and no home. Let's imagine for a moment that you can't just go to the police, or go to the gas station and call someone. Where are you going to go? Into someone elses home? Think they'll let you? What are you going to eat? Someone elses food? Nope. This is what happens to animals when you relocate them. Then, next years, this year's babies will be adults, seeking out their own territory, and they'll find a nice, empty yard to move into, and the cycle starts over. With all of that said, you're best off to just kill the animal if it's that bad, and then work to make your yard less hospitable to them. With proper fencing, you can actually prevent groundhogs from getting in your garden, although I must say, they are tricky animals to deal with. Good luck, and don't bother relocating it. Joe...See MoreGroundhogs...Do they eat Sweetbay Magnolia?
Comments (14)I could understand that if it were protecting its burrows and maybe had young. Certainly it would consider a dog a potential predator and be defensive. I think any animal could be aggressive in those circumstances. I even provoked a possum once to aggression and that ain't easy. LOL. I took the original post to suggest the critter was not cornered in any way or provoked and still warned the human. Hard to tell the circumstances, most will do strange things if frightened. It does behoove people who confront out of the ordinary actions in any wild creature to protect themselves from bites. It ALWAYS means the death of the creature for testing, if you can catch it, or generally extremely expensive prophylaxis with rabies shots if you can't. It's why I always get my domestic pets (inside or out) vaccinated. Best to just leave wild critters unmolested and alone for their good and your own....See MoreWhat to do when spouse won't eat vegetables?
Comments (16)Who does the cooking, you or your husband? If you do the cooking, then cook some things you like and some things he likes. If he doesn't want to eat them, then too bad. Let him fix a PBJ. I come from the old school where we were poor and we ate a lot of fresh veggies which were cheap or home grown. If he gets hungry enough he will eat whatever is cooked and will soon learn to like it. We raised two kids and two grandkids who eat veggies and love them. Too many people cook veggies such as tasteless boiled yellow squash, boxed plain mashed potatoes. Yuck. Try frying breaded yellow squash with onions. Fried green tomatoes in panko breadcrumbs. Squash croquettes. Serve white rice with milk and browned flour gravy made from the fat of fried pork chops. Mashed or creamed potatoes with the au jus gravy made from a pot roast (floured and browned) cooked with onions, celery and carrots. Green beans seasoned with salt pork or ham hocks. If he has good veggies he will eat them. Go to Foodnetwork and look for Paula Deen veggie recipes. She cooks good, Southern style veggies. If you notice, many of them use a meat of some kind in the cooking process. When I was up North, I got so tired of tasteless boiled veggies. You have to make them taste good....See MoreLOOKING for: What to make for a husband who won't eat beans!
Comments (11)If you have recipes that you like that contain beans, try substituting green peas or chick peas for the beans - you could even prepare 2 1/2 batches and add beans to your portion. (How does he feel about lentils?) Get creative with grains! They are so easy. Cous cous, different rices, risotto - you can do a zillion one dish meals with them. You could add prepared meat (e.g.,cooked shrimp) to his portion before serving. Everything that you do with pasta you can do with grains. Lots of meat eaters love wild rice - it is really satisfying. I make the rice and while it is cooking saute thinly sliced celery and mushrooms in a little butter, mix with the cooked rice, pour in baking dish, bake at 350 for 15 minutes (or even longer) - yum! You can experiment on this theme with any grain - the little bit of baking seems to "marry" everything together. Veggie casseroles can be prepared in advance and frozen. I find that freezing in general helps my diet and wallet so that I don't eat unhealthy expensive food out all the time. Making a big batch of artichoke tomato pasta sauce is just as easy as a little one - just freeze in the little bags made for this purpose in the correct portions. Same for soups. Don't forget that old standby, the crock pot. You can make a very hearty stew with potatoes, onions, great bean-less chili for a different taste. Throw everything in the post before you go to work, turn on low or med, dinner is ready when you get home. Polenta pie is super quick and delicious: make your polenta in the pot, stir in any thing you want - diced red/orange/yellow peppers, garlic, jalapenos, a little cheese, any spices, anything not too watery or that wouldn't go with cornmeal. When it's cooked, pour into a greased glass pie pan, sprinkle top with cheese and bake for 15 minutes, until cheese melts. Cut like pie and serve with salad that you make while the polenta is baking. I agree that the prepared (frozen, etc.) vegetarian foods are just as junky as non-veg. Have you ever looked at the sodium contents? Got this off another website: Vegan "Meatloaf" 1 package of frozen TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein- Ground beef imitation type such as "GimmeLean") 1 bell pepper, diced 1 medium onion (or according to taste) 1 egg OR equivelent in egg-replacer Approx. 1.5 cups of bread-crumbs (Add as you feel needed) A lot of ketchup (the more the better) Defrost TVP. Hand-mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Put in casserole dish, mold to dish. Add more ketchup to cover sides and top( like cake icing). Bake for 1 hour (or until the veggies are tender). Note: When served, it may fall apart, or crumble. This "meatloaf" is best with corn and mashed potatoes on the side! Personally, I love to cook and be creative with food - it really relaxes me. Perhaps since time is a factor, you can start to prepare meals together if you already don't. It's a nice way to be together after a day of work. (If your......See Morehappyday
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