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["Wendy" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

Do you mulch in the winter?  Vole damage is much worse where there is mulch. 
They seem to love it.  I used to get lots of winter vole damage in my 
ornamental beds.  Couldn't keep alliums over winter to save my life..... 
until I stopped mulching.

Wendy


> Lynda wrote:
>
> > What do you do to keep out the voles?
> I have raised beds with cracked concrete bottoms.
>
> I was told to just plant mole plant.  I'm darn sure they won't eat the
> mole plant, but that won't help me.  Personally I find it far fetched to
> think that hungry rodents accustomed to eating my roots will give up and
> starve before putting up with a citrusy smell.  After all, I've heard so
> many other things that didn't work for me at all, like the idea that
> Moles willingly eat chewing gum and keel right over.  For one thing,
> much of our gardening takes place in winter, when there are no
> marigolds.  Fava beans are often planted after the first freeze, and
> peas or potatoes are seeded before the first transplant would be ready.
> It's great to see that they _stay_ planted now.
>
> Bill
> S. Oregon coast
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