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  • From: "Wendy" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Organic claims on trial
  • Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:00:21 -0500

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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