Re: Who's Been Eating my Iris?
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Who's Been Eating my Iris?
- From: c*@mhv.net (Steven Cangemi)
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 12:18:26 -0500
- Content-Length: 785
>Could it be voles that have eaten your iris? Voles are very destructive
>in my area and will definitely eat iris roots and rhizomes...I think they
>are a more likely culprit than any of the larger mammals you have in your
>yard.
>
>Debbie Green
>Williamsburg, VA (Zone 7/8)
We do have voles here. I have never had a problem, but I know people who
have. However, do voles have scuba gear? The iris are in an area with a
very high water table. It's true that the ones that disappeared were in a
place that the water level was actually under the mud, but not by very
much. I didn't think burrowing things like voles (and moles) wanted to have
anything to do with
water, and they are too small to sit on the bridge and reach the plants.
Kay Cangemi
Mid-Hudson Valley, NY (zone 5)
