Cindi ....
As of today, I can confirm that dense, very compacted rock will not deter gophers.
My neighbors have stopped gardening, so my garden is the only area that gets watered. The gophers are following the water. I have found mounds and tunnels up on the house pad level. Of course, I've improved the soil over time in the rose beds, but to get to those beds, the gophers have had to tunnel through my glacier slurry which has more rock than soil. It's also more tightly compacted than anything you would put in a rose hole/bed.
It's an understatement to say I am crying. Digging up all of the roses and putting them in gopher cages is both beyond my energy levels at this age and my budget.
I'll try traps, but I am not optimistic.
Lyn
