If you look around that site you will also see many other critter control
including vole and mole without killing if that is what you are interested
in



"Jo" wrote in message
m...
: First I am sorry if this ends up being a duplicate post. Setting up a
: laptop from bed and just not good at typing laying down.
:
:
: Hi Kathy,
:
: I get my Diatomaceous earth here along with other natural goodies that
help
: with the garden.
: http://www.biconet.com/crawlers/DE.html
: I use Milky Spore for the slugs. and I have made a raised garden bed with
a
: liner underneath that will breath, but not let the little critters in.
: If you take any pictures of your garden, let us know where they are. I
for
: one would love to see your plant children.
: (Although my garden is looking bad after me being in the hospital all
week)
:
: Jo
:
: Hi Anne, Thank you for the link!
:
:
:
: "Anne Lurie" wrote in message
: . com...
: [I tried sending this via email, but it bounced.]
:
: Kathie,
:
: Years' worth of archived posts from triangle.gardens (and every other
: newsgroup) can be found at Google Groups advanced search website:
: http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
:
: BTW, if you like hostas, check out Plant Delights at
: http://www.plantdelights.com/.
:
: I don't have much experience with slugs here, since my soil is really
: sandy
: (yes, it is here NE of Raleigh), and I don't think slugs like sand that
: much. (I always thought diatomaceous earth went on top of the soil, but
: I've never used it.)
:
: As for the voles (field mice), the last post I saw recommended dropping
: Rozol down the vole holes. (One veteran poster to triangle.gardens
: acknowledged that he just realized moles & voles were different -- he
: always thought of voles as field mice. Voles & moles have different
: habits
: entirely.)
:
: I planted parsley in clay pots this year; so far, the voles have not
: destroyed it. Last year, the voles killed the parsley before I even had
a
: chance to cover it with floating row cover to keep the swallowtail
: butterflies from laying eggs on it (their caterpillars favor parsley).
:
: You might try googling for vole control also.
:
: Good luck!
:
: Anne Lurie
: NE Raleigh
:
: "Kathie" wrote in message
: ...
:
: Annie,
:
: Hi! I am a professional container gardener in Durham, and have just
: re-joined the site after switching computers...you know how that goes.
:
: I am a hosta fanatic and begonia lover with an acre of mostly shade
: gardens, and would love to chat with other Triangle gardeners. I am a
: transplant myself, and arrived in this area three years ago from
: Illinois, and enjoy learning more and more about the area, which I
: dearly love.
:
: What are your gardining interests? Any hints on slug/vole control? I
: have over 64 varieties of hostas, and cringe at the thought of digging
: them all up to surround them with diatomaceous earth and permatil...
:
: Thanks for answering!
:
: Kathie
:
: Anne Lurie wrote:
: *Just a test post -- I have not seen anything new here for a few
: days.
:
: Anne *
:
:
: --
: Kathie
:
: Kat ~=^..^=~
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