Gentle Gardeners Turned Homicidal by Pests
"After a season of grueling labor and multiple attempts at benign deterrence, the sight of a trashed garden is often the last straw: the moment when a gentle gardener will suddenly go Rambo."
The New York Times chronicles the battle between home gardeners and the pests who ravage their gardens. How do you get rid of squirrels, rabbits, birds, and raccoons who just can't take a hint and non-fatal options—such as electric fences and covering your crops with mesh—just don't work? Pick your poison: guns, sledgehammers, shovels, drowning, and so much more! Killing the critters who ravage your tomato plants may not seem appealing now, but someday you too may be pushed to the edge.
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