Re: Vines for the shade....
- Subject: Re: [SG] Vines for the shade....
- From: M* L* <m*@EARTHLINK.NET>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:24:18 -0600
Right on target, Claire. Have you or anyone on this list tried that new
product called "VoleBlock?" I received information on it some time ago,
but haven't seen it available locally. I think it's a slate gravel of some
kind that you plant bulbs in, either as the planting medium or as a
supplement to the medium.
You can also spend lots of cash on bulb dip to deter voles. The bulb, most,
will renew itself with a new bulb each year and you have wasted you money for
one short show and that is not guaranteed.
The animals win because that is their job, to forage, to breed and to follow
instinct. Your time in the garden is not equal to that of the animal which is
a pest to you. You may have other things to occupy you so you cannot win
with any of these tricks. In the end you fence or you find some plants
you can
afford to lose. Some gardens are not browsed in the midsummer, some only in
dead of winter. You observe your area and plan accordingly. The latest New
England study states succintly that you either live with deer or authorize the
govt. to shoot them. So far shooting is not popular here.
Claire Peplowski
NYS zone 4 ( with a herd of about 13 in the back field this am smiling at me)
Margaret L
Gardening in Intermountain West and Handicapped gardening
http://www.margaretlauterbach.com
