Re: Orange Echinaceas-voles and woodchucks

In a message dated 12/30/2004 1:51:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Meum71@aol.com writes:

> Do you have voles?  They might have gotten it over the winter.  Unless you 
> had a few sharp thaws and freezes, I would not right it off as not winter 
> hardy. 
> 
> The woodchucks love my Echinacea, So I will have to keep them in an enclosed 
> 
> area.

I should have voles because I have mole runs galore, especially after the 
cicada invasion this year. However, I've never seen direct evidence of voles. And 
I think what you call woodchucks we call groundhogs and I have at least one 
family of those. They have chewed on echinaceas here, but I had Meadowbrite 
fenced off, so that isn't the cause--the fencing was not disturbed. 

I think we had an unusually wet period then some hard freezing. Anyway, I'm 
going to try it again. The plant is so pretty it's worth it.
Bill Lee

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