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To: Black Agnes

I was surprised that they weren’t attacked when I first planted them! I’m sure the voles will be after them this year!


41 posted on 11/20/2015 3:38:03 PM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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To: miss marmelstein; Black Agnes; greeneyes
miss marmelstein :" I was surprised that they weren’t attacked when I first planted them!
I’m sure the voles will be after them this year!"

There are many mole/vole controls , many of which have moderate success.
You can plant castor beans (natural occuring poison), moth balls (ole timey ones, only), chemical controls , but the best is a soil drench.
Yes , once they learn where the tasty blubs are located, they will scout the area where they were before - it's a learned behavior .
If you remove the bulbs and place them in a pot in the garage , cover the pot with fine metal screening located somewhere above the floor.
If left in the ground and covered with screening , the moles and voles simply dig under the screening, and munch away.

50 posted on 11/20/2015 7:14:47 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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