1. What can I do to prevent squirrels are eating tops of gladiola plants about 1" above the dirt? Updated: January 12, 2012
2. Can the peaches be picked before they are ripe and ripened later? Birds are working on my peaches. Updated: January 12, 2012
3. What are some suggestions for reducing a large population of ground squirrels? I live in Colorado. Updated: November 27, 2011
4. Moles have been a problem in my lawn for years. If I eliminate the grubs, will I control the moles? Updated: November 20, 2011
5. We have a critter who comes in the night, chews on our lilies, leaving leaves on the ground and up a trellis (it can climb). Any suggestions on how to stop it? Updated: November 20, 2011
6. Is there a list of safe plants for cats? Updated: November 20, 2011
7. I want a crabapple tree that is hardy for Zone 3, that drops its fruit, and is disease resistant (Red Cedar are nearby). It would be for the deer to feed on. Updated: November 17, 2011
8. When my pumpkins are getting a nice size, I discover holes in them. Were they made by a bird or other animal? How can I prevent this? Updated: November 15, 2011
9. I live in NW San Antonio in a neighborhood with lots of deer. How would Indian paintbrush and bluebonnets do here? Updated: November 09, 2011
10. Each year I lose a large portion of my sweet cherries and blueberries to birds. What is available for the control of birds in my garden? Updated: November 06, 2011
11. How can I save my blueberries from the birds? Updated: November 02, 2011
12. My Bath grape vines.are having the new growth ends cut off; what is doing this? I live in New England. Updated: October 31, 2011
13. Do poisoned peanuts, windmills, etc. sold to kill or repel moles really work? Updated: October 21, 2011
14. Will placing a backyard birdbath in the shade versus in the sun make a difference in how quickly bacteria grow? Updated: October 19, 2011
15. How do I get turkeys to stop roosting in the trees? Updated: October 18, 2011
16. What is making all the nicely drilled holes on my wax myrtle trunks, and is it going to kill my trees? Updated: October 18, 2011
17. Is there a humane way to discourage pocket gophers from setting up residence in a yard and garden area? I do not want to use traps or poison. Updated: October 17, 2011
18. We have too many destructive chipmunks around! What can we do? They get in the garage, they chew on the landscape edging and they have chewed into electrical cords. Updated: October 17, 2011
19. How do I rid a lawn of moles? Updated: October 17, 2011
20. We had a lot of crows in our pecan trees and suffered a sizable crop loss. We used a "Crow in Distress" dispersal call and shot several with not much improvement. Updated: October 16, 2011
21. Squirrels are digging up newly planted crocus, hyacinth, and tulip bulbs. How can I prevent this? Updated: October 16, 2011
22. What would cause lines of holes—about the diameter of a lead pencil—throughout the trunk of a 10-year-old white pine tree? Updated: October 14, 2011
23. How can I protect my apple trees from vole feeding damage? Updated: October 03, 2011
24. Squirrels are knocking the pecans out of my tree just as they begin to open up. I decided to harvest and peel the nuts. Now my hands are black, will anything take the stain off? Updated: October 03, 2011
25. I noticed a woodpecker holes on my live oak trees and white stuff coming out of the holes. What is the white stuff ? Updated: October 02, 2011
26. I am looking for ground cover plants to conceal bird droppings under a bird feeder. Can you help? Updated: October 02, 2011
27. How much can a jackrabbit eat in a day? Updated: July 18, 2011
28. I would like to encourage pronghorn antelope to use my land. Are there ways for me to make my land more attractive to them? Updated: July 18, 2011
29. Are foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks common? Updated: July 07, 2011
30. A woodchuck is gnawing the wood on our deck. How can we get rid of him? Updated: May 01, 2011

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