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From: mae@weitek.UUCP (Mike Ekberg)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: getting rid of gophers
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 17:29:28 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 15 17:29:28 1985
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The following suggestions for getting rid of gophers is taken from
some info distributed by Common Ground of Palo Alto:

It seems that gophers do not like strong odors(poor things). Putting
something offensive down their holes seems to encourage them to
seek another home. Suggestions include sardines,rag soaked in strong
chemical like gasoline, or male human urine.

Also, some plants are posionous to gophers. I believe daffodils are one
such plant. There is also a plant called gopher plant(I think it might
be called Euphorbia but am not sure). I think gopher plant is toxic
to people.

I think you also might contemplate purchasing a gopher snake.

Mike Ekberg