Ground hog in yard. Ahhh!!!

We have a ground hog living in our yard.  I think it made itself home under our shed.  I see it coming in and out a couple of times everyday.

I read that ground hogs could cause foundation damages.  Is this true?  How can I get rid of it? Please help!

It's cute but I want it out!! 

New photos and updates on my plants

So a week and here are some updated pictures on my seeds that I've started. All my Celosias are growing well. And finally my Poppies and one Lupine seed is growing. They growing and changing daily makes me so happy. :)

And can you believe it...something is already munching on my plants. I believe these are my tulips I think and they are half way gone. I really need to find a way to prevent them being all chewed up this year. Any suggestion what I should do or get??

I was so surprised when looking through one of my hypertufa pots. My Chinese Dunce Cap succulent had started with its seeds. How exciting. There were only a couple. Hopefully more will start growing.

Milk Jug Starters - Poppy, Celosia, and Lupine Seeds

My kids drink lots of milk and we always have tons of milk jugs to recycle. So I decided to try to reuse them. It's the beginning of spring so I thought why not turn them into seed starters. I've seen some bloggers out there using this method and it seems like it’s a great idea.

I had a couple of different seeds to try out.  First one was the Poppy seeds that my sister had given me. Second Celosia seeds, two types to be exact. One is the cocktail version which I had collected from last year's container. The second version is the brain looking type which I've purchased at an Ocean Lot. The third type of seed was the Lupine seeds, which I've also purchased last year somewhere.

I cut all the milk jugs in half leaving a small section near the handle to keep lid in place. I punched holes on the bottom for drainage. I filled them all with potting soil and then moisten it. I lightly sprinkled seeds around. I placed a light layer of soul on top of seeds. I moisten that layer also and closed the containers and leaving the milk jug caps off. Originally I was going to place them outside but we still had tons of snow and weather has just been so close I just ended up leaving them inside. Since the jugs are now inside I uncovered them so they would get some light. Throughout the week I kept the soil lightly moist.

A week later I noticed some of my little seeds had spouted. Only my Celosia seeds though. You see the little red popping out. Aren't they cute?  I hope the pictures taken from my phone are clear enough.  The little spouts are kind of tiny.  I was so excited. I just love this Celosia. I live their textures and their vibrant colors.

I was upset how I didn't see the other two seeds spouting. Maybe I have to wait a little longer?

Well I'll keep you guys updated on my seed starting process. Maybe next week I'll post more pictures so you guys can all see how different my seeds look.  Experts out there please give me some tips on how to start seeds or other methods people out there used.