How to keep elephants out of your garden...dig a trench or plant some stakes: http://www.echonet.org/tropicalag/aztext/azch8lar.htm#Table Please note: These methods have no effect against flying pink elephants. (There are also suggested controls for iguanas, monkeys, baboons, and goats...and controls for other pests -- click on 'Return to Chapter 8 for the complete list.) Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsettm@scin.quik.com Time is what keeps things from happening all at once.