Re: Gophers & moles - confused in UT
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- Subject: Re: Gophers & moles - confused in UT
- From: d*@cornell.edu (Dorothy A. Fingerhood)
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 08:59:53 -0600 (MDT)
>Kathy Guest writes (28 July 97):
>
>> Rima.... when you count your blessings tonight... count the fact that we
>> don't get moles! Sure, we have irisborer.... and snow... but we don't
>have
>> moles and for that I'm eternally grateful! (clip)
>
>> The holes you see are probably moles. And... since I don't have THAT
>problem
>> either (except in the winter)
Jeff asks:
>Which is it, moles or no moles? Or have you scrambled your moles with your
>voles? And were those critters in CA really gophers?
Jeff, I think KathyGuest got her moles and voles scrambled. At least, here
in the boonies, we have primarily voles. I lost the better part of an iris
bed to them one winter when I jumped the gun and mulched heavily before the
ground froze. BAD idea. The voles said "How comfy," moved in, and feasted
on rhizomes all winter under the snow. Voles can definitely be a problem
here, but mostly in winter.
Moles--we have a few; Kathy probably doesn't in her more suburban area.
They are fairly rare, and not much of a problem. The star-nosed mole is
kind of cute....
And no gophers. BUT lots of woodchucks, which generally leave irises alone
but love lettuce, peas, green beans, etc., etc.
As to the CA critters...I wouldn't venture to guess!
Dorothy Fingerhood
Newfield, NY
daf10@cornell.edu
