Re: CULT:MICE/VOLE deterrent
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: CULT:MICE/VOLE deterrent
- From: D* K*
- Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 22:32:02 -0400
From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net>
I saw a gardening program on TV where someone planted castor beans near a
vegetable garden. The caterpillars were attracted to and ate the castor
beans and left the veggies alone! I thought this was a brilliant idea. No
pesticides needed!
>From: "S&C Rust" <srust@fidnet.com>
>
>Dan, your idea of planting sugar beets to attract mice and voles away from
>iris rhizomes in winter is fascinating! I don't have problems with mice
>(good cats), but your observations are interesting anyway. Of course, why
>shouldn't mice have food preferences like the rest of us? Wonder what they
>would think of chocolate bars?!
>
>Cindy Rust, Zone 5b, Missouri
>
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