Rats are a fact of life when you garden, so learning the best tips for setting rat traps will help you in the long run. Our latest video shares what works for us here at Gardenerd HQ
Since we're offering our free pest control webinar this week (grab your seat - 3 dates to choose from!), AND opening registration for our online course, Creating a Healthy Garden TODAY, we thought it would be apropos to share some pest control tips on the blog.
Two questions came in to Ask Gardenerd this week about rats and their traps. Let's tackle them in order. The first is from Linda Smith:
We're growing Glass Gem popping corn this year, but we may not get to see the results because we've got rats again. They're more aggressive than ever this year, probably because we gave them an in. In dealing with the corn worms that burrowed into each ear, we went digging for each one, found them, and destroyed them. But that left behind an opening: loose husks to entice rats. By pulling open each ear, we undid nature's protection and exposed…
A concerned gardener wrote in this week: "Rotten rodents!...I have some rodent, maybe squirrels but more likely rats, that help themselves to whatever is young and tender in the garden."