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http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=85304

Call me. Back ups are still available.

6/10/2008 10:47:35 PM

No Place Special

Ohhh man I hope that is some kind of bad joke? Tom if this is for real I am SOOO sorry to hear that. Take the back ups from Steve, its not to late. Chin up buddy!

6/10/2008 11:06:58 PM

maine USA

I hope that you have killed the woodchuck. what a bummer. Really sorry about. that Kathy

6/11/2008 12:18:23 AM

Austria

Hey Tom. Don`t quit yet. Chin up.

6/11/2008 3:51:19 AM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

No Joke, this groundhog is a clever one, took out 2 893's, and most of my 1041, 1096 and 1068.
Ya just have to know when it's time to throw in the towel.
I have to say that after all of this.....I'm looking to put in grass seed...

6/11/2008 6:21:03 AM

Sparta, NC

don't give up ....don't ever give up

6/11/2008 6:29:33 AM

South East

common tom,,,take them back ups and grow,,,dont let a groundhog get you down!!!

6/11/2008 6:31:25 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Geeze Tom...Sorry to hear that...They got me many a time...I have to use a small electric fence from www.Kencove.copm to prevent them from showing up now and be vigilant about it's integrity....164 feet X 28 inches 3.5 inch netting...they stay away...even the deer don't show up. what a heart breaker when those buggers come through.

6/11/2008 6:32:09 AM

Netherlands

Sorry to hear that Tom.

6/11/2008 7:23:50 AM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Tom don't give up man, I have a 998 x 1097 cross that needs a home. I could next day ship it. Super looking plant! Its needs to be in by the weekend.

6/11/2008 7:25:08 AM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Crying shame Tom ! So sorry there is nothing I can do to help, but don't give up

6/11/2008 7:53:46 AM

Somers, CT

Sorry Tom. This breaks my heart to hear. I have been fighting them in both my patch and garden. Can you at least drop a cigar down his hole. They love the smell of tobacco.

6/11/2008 8:06:45 AM

Williamsburg,KY

OH Man....Id find them dang whistle pigs and shoot them between the eyes....Im so sorry to here this...Croley Bend

6/11/2008 8:14:56 AM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

Wow...I feel for ya man...I know its late, but if you think you can kill the buggers, you can likely still set out some back ups.

Keep the faith bud!

John

6/11/2008 8:40:11 AM

Northern Cambria, Pa.

A conibear 220-2 trap is the way to go. Place it directly over the hole and fasten it down with 2 sticks. I have caught groundhogs in as little as 2 minutes using this method! They are dispatched very quickly and humanely.
http://www.conibear.com/conibeartraps.html

6/11/2008 8:40:23 AM

Team Munson

Tom don't let them little Bas$%^# get away with that!!!! Larry's suggestion is a very good one, I would add a 12 gauge with 3" 2 shot shells with strategically placed claymores as an insurance policy. A little C-4 in the hole is good also, war is hell but they started it and you should finish it.

6/11/2008 9:05:09 AM

Southeast

Conibare trap is the way to go.

6/11/2008 9:06:14 AM

southwest MO

No time for feeling sorry for your self. Get the conibear, get some fence, get the back ups and make compost of that vermon...

6/11/2008 9:36:32 AM

Southeast Texas

tom, bro you have help me more than you can ever no and i have listen to you ever time you told me something that i need to do.now you listen to me take them back ups and make something of this season,there is plenty of time left.

6/11/2008 10:01:05 AM

Burt NY

Havahart trap & apples

6/11/2008 10:06:46 AM

Santa Rosa, CA

Tom,

Some growers have grown their personal best off of a back up plant. I say "Go for it!"

Chuck

6/11/2008 10:44:58 AM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Tom
You have been a friend and inspiration to us. When I started out You were kind enough to send a few seeds. You are too good a guy and grower to give up!

6/11/2008 1:07:52 PM

addison Il

You never know until you try. Grow again do not let the pests win. Get some backups and grow em big if anyone can do it you can.

6/11/2008 1:08:06 PM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Hey
remember the famous line from the Adam Sandler flics
"You Can do it!"

6/11/2008 1:09:51 PM

South Finland [email protected]

Sorry to hear that Tom.

6/11/2008 1:27:33 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Try this: www.rodenator.com

6/11/2008 1:52:22 PM

Midwest

Tom: you know the season ain't over till October. Come On! plant those seeds and get those varmits! God bless!
Greg

6/11/2008 2:04:24 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

What billp Said!

6/11/2008 2:54:53 PM

[email protected]

It's time to sit & reflect around the fire while enjoying a few beers with friends at Tom's Ground Hog roast.

6/11/2008 3:20:41 PM

Cologne Brescia Italy

Tom! sorry to hear that,but it is not late! put seeds in the grownd october is so far!!!
Sergio

6/11/2008 4:00:35 PM

Thuringia/Germany

Tom....
I am sorry.
Janni

6/11/2008 4:26:58 PM

Minnesota

That's to bad. You can have a beer and mystery meat party, see who can guess that its a ground hog. You might not have enough time to grow a 1690 pounder, but, you can still make a great cross or two or three.

6/11/2008 4:29:15 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Tom,
Sorry to hear of your plight. This hobby has so many ups and downs...it can be a true rollercoaster ride. Best of luck to you with whatever you decide.
Doug

6/11/2008 4:30:09 PM

Carrollton, Ga.

tom i have some plants that are 7 days old if you need them.
doug
jn 3:16

6/11/2008 5:16:08 PM

Darfield, British Columbia, Canada

Sorry to hear that you lost your plants. Shoot first an ask questions later.

6/11/2008 7:05:59 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

I appreciate all of the positive comments, thats what makes this community as great as it is.
The east took 2 plants down to a stump, they are gone, adn 3 other are 3/4 gone, there isnt much hope for them, my main was cleaned of all leaves as were 90% of the secondaries, I do have a few third vines I could use, but not many.
Unfortunately I cannot shoot where I am, and yes I do have traps up and the gas bombs for his den. Looking forward to getting rid of him.

6/11/2008 7:56:01 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

east should be Beast*

6/11/2008 7:56:32 PM

Joliet, IL

tom,
start some of your own seeds asap. if they pop in 3 days and are in the ground in one week from today, you will still get to see how some of your seeds do. you will get a chance to still see what kind of grower the plants are and what color pumpkins they produce. do some orange...bright orange genetic seeds as well. you will be pollinating at to 10 feet by 50-55 days i bet with warm summer days helping the vines grow much more quickly than starting a plant in the springin spring. 57 days equal pollinating on august 7th. if you used a back up plant it will be sooner. you can still 24 days in august and probably 16 solid days of growth in september. if it is a warm fall you can still get growth to weigh off which is another 15 days at least. that is 55 days and we all know what these things do those first 45 days. it is worth a try for not just yourself, but for any other grower who experiences your terrible loss this late in the season. treat it as an experiment and see what happens. this is just advice and you can tell me to go straight to hell cuz i do not feel your pain right now, and i do not blame you. but the worst case scenario is you get to see how your own plants produce and with some orange genetics plants if planted right now, you can still have some mammoth halloweenies to give to friends and family, carve for yourself, or sell them to recoup some losses. i am sorry for your loss and hope you consider trying again immediately to kill the pain. it will be a long summer, a long fall and a long ass winter if you don't. hope this helps and if you are already committed to packing it up, so be it. just do me one favor, show us that dead chuck when you get em.
shazzy

6/11/2008 8:04:50 PM

Joliet, IL

tom i posted this before seeing your last post. maybe try the the third vines off the plants that are managable. maybe still consider some ideas in the above post.
shazzy

6/11/2008 8:07:08 PM

Minnesota

Sons of a bitches Tom.
Happy Hunting.
I have your address and will send you some ammo. Please return it when you are done!
Joe

6/11/2008 8:28:16 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

I garuntee the next shadow that groundhog saw would be mine.

6/11/2008 11:18:58 PM

So. Maine

Tom , if you don't mind a drive up to southern Maine I have a spare plant in a large container has a 2 foot vine big leaves and it's yours for the drive . AL

6/11/2008 11:40:08 PM

Littleton, Colo

After meeting you in Niagara, you don't strike me as one to throw in the towel ! Don't give up the fight !! Please !! Give it a try.......Jim

6/11/2008 11:40:18 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Sorry to hear that. Not cool.

6/12/2008 12:47:49 AM

Simi valley, ca

Willco Squrill bait !!! they have ate 7-8 4lb boxes per yr x 4 yrs , finely i have not seen any this yr !! (yet), there was a big population in the hills , but not ant more !!!

6/12/2008 1:34:54 AM

Reed Point Montana

oh tom so sorry to hear that :(
If it was me I would have a late night stakeout and blow it away with a shotgun then laugh, light a cigar bury it in the patch and plant a pumpkin on top of it lol...im sick i know but dont give up all my plants just got frosted and i will most likey have to start over too

6/12/2008 3:36:49 AM

Covington,Va

Tom,
I filed then soaked my seeds for five minutes and they sprouted in less than a week. In two weeks they are about five to six inches tall.You could just have a late start

6/12/2008 5:24:41 AM

Coventry R.I.

Tom,, sorry to hear that,,,But you have to grow Bro,,, Put the back ups in. Frank

6/12/2008 6:45:10 AM

Somers, CT

Wooddchuck Lynch mob party at Tom's... Wait, we cannot say that anymore. Beer Party at Tom's bring poison darts, shotguns, explosives and beer. Fun, safe time for all.

6/12/2008 12:43:19 PM

Belgium Europe

So sorry to hear ,Tom.
Good luck , whatever your decision will be!

6/12/2008 2:07:38 PM

ordinary,VA

Tom sorry to hear the bad news..

throw a few plants in to bait the groundhog...



I have had some luck with air rifles against patch pest.
go with the Nightstalker CO2 Blowback.


http://www.airgundepot.com/air-rifles-overview.html

6/12/2008 3:20:54 PM

[email protected]

*&($%^&%)&**_(^%##^&$%^*!!!!!!!!

Give em hell Tom. Whether it be varmit, pest, weed, fungus, weather, or vandal, you will always live to fight another day my friend! I know, I have had all of the above happen!

6/12/2008 3:20:58 PM

Ohio

Dayum Tom! Sorry to hear that bud. You have way to much work in your patch to give up now, keep growing and see what you come up with, it might just surprise you. I know its easy for someone eles to say that untill it happens to them, but I feel for ya bro, I know it sucks, hang in there.

6/12/2008 10:24:02 PM

Sophia WV

Tom sorry to hear about your trouble I lost 4 good plants to groundhog this year. 1041 998 1363 and my 723 I know how you feel.best of luck robert

6/12/2008 10:28:07 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

I understand how you feel Tom and i also understand where everyone else is coming from but if i felt that i was a bit too late getting into the ground and thought that this would not give me the true potential of my soil and i would not be satisfied come weighoff. I'm very much affraid i would be preparing for next year. Just my oppinion.

6/12/2008 11:47:00 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Thanks again folks, I have to admit, Shazzy's post made sense
"it is worth a try for not just yourself, but for any other grower who experiences your terrible loss this late in the season. treat it as an experiment and see what happens"
I am going to see what I can do with the plants, I am hoping that I got the ground hog with a smoke bomb....time will tell.
Thanks again folks!

6/13/2008 6:43:31 AM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Awesome attitude Tom! YOU ROT!

6/13/2008 11:53:19 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

I think he meant rock Tom.lol

6/13/2008 11:56:16 AM

Greene County, Pa.

Boom Boom,is a she...lol

6/13/2008 1:20:50 PM

Greene County, Pa.

And yes tom go for it, you could be suprised.

6/13/2008 1:21:17 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

a crossbow should do the trick

6/13/2008 4:38:04 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Did the trick for me!

6/13/2008 5:25:00 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

lmao boom boom!

6/13/2008 10:33:22 PM