Re: Animals digging up bulbs
- Subject: Re: Animals digging up bulbs
- From: R* F*
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 11:23:26 -0400
How about the metal baskets you can plant the bulbs in? Works for me. I know
WFF sells them, and there are plastic ones, but there are other nursery's
that sell them as well. Not terribly expensive. Unless, of course, you are
planting a drift of bulbs, or something of that nature. Robin
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jeaa1224@aol.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: Animals digging up bulbs
> In a message dated 10/01/2001 11:38:20 PM Central Daylight Time,
> gayle@maine.rr.com writes:
>
> << All her bulbs are being dug up and eaten by some little furry animals.
> Any suggestions?
> >>
>
> The only thing I've heard for post-planting that works is to spread fine
> chicken wire (forget the name of that wire) over the beds and cover with
> mulch. I'd think you have to use some U-shaped pins to secure it so as not
to
> have those voracious opportunists get under it.
>
> Joanie
>
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