Re: A mystery...
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  • Subject: Re: A mystery...
  • From: A*@aol.com
  • Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 18:28:31 EDT
Chipmunks make holes all through my beds and lawn - even one in the 
breezeway walk.  They have dug a large one at the root of an old
'Will Scarlet' shrub rose which is looking very poorly.  However, so far
they haven't bothered my Baptisia. That would be a sad loss, for it's
a lovely plant.  You have my sympathy.  I try filling the holes with used
kitty litter, but I'm not sure that helps - just makes me feel better.
Auralie
 
In a message dated 5/3/2010 5:01:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil writes:

At my house this is, sadly, a common scenario but I doubt you have the
western pocket gopher where you are. Moles? 

Cyndi  


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Catharine Carpenter
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 1:09 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] A mystery...

Just came in from the back yard, and perusing my very overgrown  
perennial bed (if I had the energy, I would dig up 2/3 of it... but I  
digress...).  I have had a lovely Baptisia australis for at least 6  
years, and I noticed that it was extending at an angle from the bed. A  
closer look revealed that its root system had been completely severed  
just below the crown. As I sadly removed the plant, I noticed a hole  
at the bottom of the depression, about 3" in diameter. We have had  
rain the past several days, so I did not want to investigate with my  
shovel, but have any of you ever experienced something like this? Are  
there any members of the Rodentia who enjoy feasting on Baptisia? ( I  
suspect a rodent.)
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

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