i hear that. one of my gardens has an old shed that APS (atlanta public schools) owns and it's quite a habitat for packs of ferrel dogs and various nocturnal creatures. APS abandoned the shed/barn loooooong ago but i don't have the money to take it down and they don't have the motivation.
interestingly, the rats in the shed haven't expressed any particular interest in the compost. neither have the rabbits or dogs. and neither have most of the gardeners, for that matter! fgc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jack Hale Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:13 PM To: Emily; BQLT; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [cg] rats, solutions to Conventional wisdom is that rats need 4 things - food, water, harborage (place to burrow), and cover. Remove any or all of those things, and they tend to go away. Good luck. JH Jack N. Hale Executive Director Knox Parks Foundation 75 Laurel Street Hartford, CT 06106 860/951-7694 ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden

