Electrified chicken wire? Plastic owls? A moat? How the heck does one humanely rid their yard of chipmunk infestation?!
I rototilled. I picked rock. I limed, fertilized, and peat mossed (peated moss?). I raked once more and was finally able to broadcast grass seed and dutifully drag a rubber mat over the whole area, a la “The Victory Garden,” to bury the seeds to just the right level for maximum germination. By dinner time, I had a final coating of straw down, the sprinklers were set, and all was ready ...