Owly055
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My attempts at gardening have not been very successful this year. I hadn't gardened for quite a few years, and rather than tilling the soil, I decided to do raised beds using potting soil from the local Ace Hardware and another store.......... Big mistake!! Some of the potting soil would not grow anything, some would, and I didn't document which was good and which was poisoned. I'm assuming "urban compost" that had yard chemicals had been used in the manufacture was incorporated in the potting soil, but it clearly was toxic. Peas would come up and just refuse to grow, or wilt, for example. I'll never use commercial potting soil again.
To further complicate matters, I had population explosions of cottontails, raccoons, and skunks. In the last 2 weeks I've shot 8 each of skunks and coons, three coons just last night, and either shot or trapped 14 cotton tails. My neighbor is wondering about all the gun shots from my yard, often in the middle of the night. Last night sounded like a small war at 3:30 AM. I live in a small rural town with a current population of 3, and gun shots in town are not cause for alarm, we all own firearms and all are careful with them. One neighbor even has a very large yard with a shooting bench and a gravel pile at the far end of his very long yard. A few months back were were shooting his 50 Barret back there. ( 50 caliber machine gun round). I've taken to setting up a live trap, two connibear traps, and a couple of "dog proof" coon traps. I've never seen this many varmints move into town. Anybody want some skunks or coons for pets ;-)........
H.W.
To further complicate matters, I had population explosions of cottontails, raccoons, and skunks. In the last 2 weeks I've shot 8 each of skunks and coons, three coons just last night, and either shot or trapped 14 cotton tails. My neighbor is wondering about all the gun shots from my yard, often in the middle of the night. Last night sounded like a small war at 3:30 AM. I live in a small rural town with a current population of 3, and gun shots in town are not cause for alarm, we all own firearms and all are careful with them. One neighbor even has a very large yard with a shooting bench and a gravel pile at the far end of his very long yard. A few months back were were shooting his 50 Barret back there. ( 50 caliber machine gun round). I've taken to setting up a live trap, two connibear traps, and a couple of "dog proof" coon traps. I've never seen this many varmints move into town. Anybody want some skunks or coons for pets ;-)........
H.W.