permaculture

["Forest Garden" <forestgarden@austin.rr.com>]

We have lots and lots of gophers at our place (sandy soil - they love it).
I don't know why, but we've found the gophers left areas where we've done a
consistant program of building the soil microbiology using compost teas.
This may be a bit much for some of you, but I've also talked with the
gophers too, asking them to leave the trees and garden alone (I planted
clover for them elsewhere).  If you saw the density of mounds prior to
planting and the current situation, you would be astonished at the change,
and peaceful co-existance we've come to.  They did accidently bite off a
dripper or two, and they often like to fill up our valve boxes with sand,
but I forgave them for that.

Cheers,

Marjory

PS:  Any suggestion onw hat else I could plant for them to eat?




----- Original Message -----
From: "Golden Love" <goldenlove@cruzio.com>
To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:18 AM
Subject: RE: [permaculture] rodent-repellant herbs?


> I meant to say "hose" instead of "hoe"
>
> Golden Love
> Love's Gardens
> Creating and Maintaining Sustainable Urban Landscapes
> California Licensed Contractor C27 363672
> 127 National St.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Golden Love
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:27 AM
> To: 'permaculture'
> Subject: RE: [permaculture] rodent-repellant herbs?
>
> I have great success with un-deodorized fish emulsion and fish scraps
> deposited in the gopher burrows. Gophers really dislike their homes to
> fouled. I also spray Castor Oil and that works for gophers and moles.
> I use a hoe end sprayer for this, creating a 20% Castor Oil/Water
solution.
>
> Golden Love
> Love's Gardens
> Creating and Maintaining Sustainable Urban Landscapes
> California Licensed Contractor C27 363672
> 127 National St.
> Santa Cruz, CA 95060
> Phone  (831) 471-9100
> Fax  ( 831) 471-9200
> goldenlove@cruzio.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of lblissett
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 12:28 PM
> To: permaculture
> Subject: [permaculture] rodent-repellant herbs?
>
> Hi all,
>
>       I'm planting an herb garden on a plot of land that has a rodent
> problem (groundhogs and rabbits, I assume). Fencing and other barriers
> aren't really an option for me, so I'd like to explore the possibility of
> discouraging rodent browing by interplanting with species which are known
to
> be unattractive. Any tips? I'm in zone 6.
>
>       thanks!
>
>     David Travis
>
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