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paulz
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# Posted: 25 Sep 2020 03:09pm
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I had a decent lawn for a few years but my suburban neighborhood is infested with gophers. Eventually I gave in. Thinking I might try again with some barrier underneath. It's about a 20x30 side yard. Thought maybe I'd dig down across one end, start a roll of barrier, thrown the dirt back over the roll and keep going. It's good loose dirt.
I have a couple of plastic and fabric type barriers, also a bunch of geotextile road underlayment. Would any of these be gopher proof, or would metal be better? Also how deep should it be buried?
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 25 Sep 2020 05:33pm
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I had the same problem. The cats took care of it.
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xtolekbananx
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# Posted: 25 Sep 2020 07:02pm
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.22 lr will work just fine or a nice bb gun quiet and effective.
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justinbowser
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# Posted: 25 Sep 2020 11:39pm
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When I was a wee lad my Dad absolutely hated gophers and I received a nice "bounty" when I presented a carcass. We also used poisoned peanuts down the holes but shooting was my favorite.
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paulz
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# Posted: 22 Oct 2020 11:27am
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So I've been wondering about artificial turf. There is a guy selling used stuff out of a ballfield for 25 cents a sf. Doubt the gophers would go for that. And some of the other things they tout sound good. Safe for the dog, they say, and no dirt or mud tracked into the house. No mowing, no weeds...
What's the down side?
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hannarase
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# Posted: 30 Jun 2021 02:53pm
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I remember what my father was like when I was a child. He taught me how to take care of the grass. I remember the first time I mowed the grass with a lawn mower, it was great.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 30 Jun 2021 09:00pm - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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Gopher Hawk is your friend. 
Get the probe and hole puncher with it.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 30 Jun 2021 10:11pm
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Sadly, if the neighbors are not all on board with eradication, worse yet, you are a decided minority, it will be a constant battle.
Kinda like a 'hood full of hoods.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 1 Jul 2021 08:41am
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Another item that gets rid of them is humanure, get it free from waste water treatment plants.
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