Re: Gophers or moles?
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- Subject: Re: Gophers or moles?
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 01:19:37 -0400
Well, Anelle, as Bill says it's not moles, who are strictly
carnivores. If you know you have pocket gophers in your area, it is
likely them or could also be dratted voles who delight in eating
bulbs, roots and crowns, but I don't think eat leaves.
Once planted out a nice row of tulips in my veggie garden, thinking
I'd have some for cutting in the spring. HA! When the didn't come
up at the same time that the ones in my borders did, I investigated
to find lovely quarter size holes and a tunnel that went right down
the length of the row. Some vole had a gourmet winter.
Anything with a fleshy root or crown is grist for these critters
mills. Try planting in a hardware cloth pot....like a circle of
hardware cloth with a bit wired to the bottom. Pain in the neck, but
does stop them from getting at root systems and if you leave an inch
of the wire sticking above the soil line, it will also stop voles,
who tunnel just under the top of the soil or mulch. Pocket gophers
attack from underground, so I have heard...don't have them, but my
Mom was plagued with them.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Anelle Kloski <akloski@jps.net>
> Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 2:51 PM
>
> For the last couple of years, underground critters have arrived in
my
> garden. We cannot tell for sure if they are pocket gophers or
moles,
> both of whch seem to be in the area. We bought two of those
underground
> electronic repellers which send out beeps, but I dont think they do
> anything.
>
> My question: I know they seem to prefer certain plants; a neighbor
> mentioned that tulips go fast. I had some which were naturalizing
> nicely, but they are mostly gone now. Dianthus have a way of
> disappearing overnight, leaves and all. NOW, one of my tree
peonies is
> shriveling. I havent had the heart to pull it up yet to see what
the
> roots look like, but it was very sudden, so that may be the
problem.
>
> Can anyone send me lists of plants (such as Dianthus, tulips, I
would
> guess) that are particularly susceptible to underground pests? I
was
> planning to plant another peony this fall, but now I dont know if I
> should. I think that many plants could be at risk, but some seem
more
> tasty than others. Any plant names would be helpful.
>
> Anelle
>
>
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