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[Jerry Lehman <jwlehmantree@gmail.com>]

On 12/9/2016 4:51 PM, ehilborn@mebtel.net wrote:
> Thanks folks. Since this discussion  I have moved my kakis into a bed of soil 
> and buried them However, how do you protect the young seedlings' stems from 
> voles? I'm afraid to pack straw or other material around the stems.
Well, you got me as I don't have an answer. hopefully someone else on 
this chat and it does. Voles aren't a big problem here so I've not had 
to face the problem. I wonder what would happen if you were to take some 
mothballs, crushed them and sprinkle them near the base before you put 
the mulch around them. I also wonder if woodchips would be a better 
mulch than straw as I think woodchips would be less inviting, not as 
easy to make a nest in. Just guessing.

Jerry