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[SG] Pea Gravel & voles

Hello Daniel,
        I read this one with interest. Walking by my storage area where I keep
sand, pea gravel and leafmold I see where the moles have tunneled and made
large mounds all through the pea gravel area. The pile was down to about a
couple of inches of gravel, but has been there for some years and since it
is in direct contact with the ground, a lot has settled into the first
inches of soil. I know you are saying voles and I am saying Moles, but got
me to thinking. If  mole can tunnel through pea gravel with glee, could not
a vole?
        Hungry animals of any kind are determined animals. Determined anythings
usually get what they are after. If grubs are there won't they be chased
through about anything so the little critter can eat? Just musing... not
arguing. What do you think?
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Daniel Nelson <sussextreeinc@CE.NET>
>
> Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 11:00 AM
>
> Shadegardeners,
> Another benefit of using pea gravel or gravel of any type in the garden
is
> that voles have a hard time burrowing in the soil with gravel present.
>
> Bob Solberg, a noted hosta grower, has recommended the roto-tilling of
> gravel in hosta beds to a depth of 6 inches to control voles.
>
> Voles cause a lot of damage to hostas and I am sure they eat a lot of
other
> plants in our shade gardens. While using gravel in your walk ways is not
the
> same as tilling in into the soil, I am sure It does not make the voles
lives
> any easier. Spillage into near by beds may not be such a negative thing
> after all if it gives the voles a little extra to chew on.
>
> Dan Nelson  (hosta collector)
> Bridgeville DE
> zone 7
>
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