Montana Fish and Wildlife Parks people have lots of info on living with skunks including the following:Entrances can be blocked with chicken wire and it should be buried at least 6 inches. Buried wire should be set in an "L" shape and extended out another 6 inches to keep the skunk from digging under the wire.
and about racoons they warn:Raccoons can remove shingles and fascia boards to take up residence in the attic and wall space.
posted by Anne Vespry 7:55 PM
The nice folk at Urban Wildlife Rescue seem to have lots of cool ideas on how to keep beasties in the wild where they belong. Among other things for coons they recommend the 0700 Deluxe Dual Speaker Pest Repellant® from Weitech Inc.
posted by Anne Vespry 7:33 PM
Friday, September 07, 2001
O.K. So we've found info on getting rid of the darn Sumac, now how about the chipmunks, skunks and other beasties: Here's one chipmunk repellent suggestion that involves castor oil. Or one could buy stuff like Ropel. Or check out some of the more esoteric solutions to drive away the wee critters.
posted by Anne Vespry 8:44 PM
Tuesday, July 10, 2001
Another useful site. Unfortunately, not all articles are online. Environmental Building News - Feature Articles
posted by Helen Smith 7:33 AM
Contains link to a zipped file of instructions on building a masonry cookstove: MSB Cookstove Design
posted by Helen Smith 7:13 AM
Saturday, July 07, 2001
Contains Missouri stove.pdf noted below. Tools Shed
posted by Helen Smith 6:17 PM
Acollection of interesting homesteading links:
Bookmarks for Sojourner
posted by Helen Smith 5:36 PM
Sources for some info on masonry stove plans. A link to the U of Mo or USDA masonry stove plan referred to here can no longer be found on the blackbird site but at the tool shed URL blogged above.
masonry stove plans
posted by Helen Smith 5:22 PM
Sunday, June 10, 2001
Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) is a small tree in which people have found great value. Once discovered by early European settlers, it was carried and tended across the continent. Because of its attributes, it was prized anywhere agriculture and grazing animals were found.
posted by Anne Vespry 10:46 AM
Irish living fences: Other thorn-bearing plants are common to hedgerows, notably gorse and blackthorn (Frangula alnus), along with brambles (blackberry bushes), guelder rose, and spindle.
posted by Anne Vespry 10:25 AM
Irish living fences: Other thorn-bearing plants are common to hedgerows, notably gorse and blackthorn (Frangula alnus), along with brambles (blackberry bushes), guelder rose, and spindle.
posted by Anne Vespry 10:25 AM
Southern US living fence plants
Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata): this old garden rose blooms only in the spring. It is extremely thorny. It has often been used as a living fence. It gets quite large and is no fun to prune back.
Pyracantha (Pyracantha koidzumii "Victory"): the pyracantha made a low hedge so thick nothing could get through it. Anyone having a close encounter of the pointed kind can understand the usefullness of pyracantha for living fence.
posted by Anne Vespry 9:58 AM
Living Fences: Osage Orange a small thorny tree, native to the Arkansas River region, which can be grown in dense hedges to enclose horses, cattle, sheep and hogs.
posted by Anne Vespry 9:52 AM
Friday, June 08, 2001
rei.com: Outdoor Products Trail Star Gaiters
posted by Anne Vespry 5:51 AM
Thursday, June 07, 2001
sumac and other spreading weed plants: sumac control!
posted by Anne Vespry 1:29 PM
Living Fences: creating barriers that look good.
posted by Anne Vespry 1:28 PM
