rats & new gardens

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Lorrie,

I think the refuse pile is your problem.  I once had a mouse problem in a
garden, but they left when I moved the timber away they were using.  I too
have a rabbit and squirrel problem  It's not that I mind sharing, they just
don't seem to understand that concept (LOL).  I have heard of people
planting root crops and bulbs in wire baskets to trick the moles and voles.
I have a book to suggest that might help you get started: Super Nutrition
Gardening by Dr. William S. Peavy (ISBN:0895295326) $14.95.  It combines
organic and square foot gardening techniques to increase the vitamin and
nutrient content of vegetables.  It contains some excellent tables about how
much and when to plant.  If you can't get hold of it, I'd be willing to
figure it for you.

Jo M.
S. IL
zone

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>
I just wonder if a garden in general is an "invitation" to these uninvited
>guests?  Moles I obviously can't
>see but with my luck they are probably just waiting for my first carrot to
>gobble up.
>Hubby and I have six children and the size and what to plant have me
wondering
>also.
>