Voles ate Our Daffodils !!
We can only assume that our plague of voles have done the damage
Most likely not, daffodils are somewhat toxic. |
Voles ate Our Daffodils !!
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Voles ate Our Daffodils !!
Hello Janet,
Many thanks for your contribution. In article , Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from (IntarsiaCo) contains these words: We can only assume that our plague of voles have done the damage Most likely not, daffodils are somewhat toxic. I agree. Our last garden had zillions of both voles I wonder. Have you done anything about your voles ? Ours looks as thought they are about to take off and multiply further this year. I am sure that it will not help our vegetables, seedlings etc. A few voles, OK, but a plague. No ! and multiplying daffodils, and I never saw a chewed bulb, so I don't think it's the voles killing yours. On the toxicity of daffodils, things that are toxic to some mammals may not be so toxic to others. But, obviously, if you had a plague of voles, also, that would not explain why your experiences were so different. I am just wondering if depth of planting could have had an effect. Diseases and infestations such as narcissus fly can ruin daffodil plantings; Well, we certainly did not noaice anything except holes nearby. Does the narcissus fly over winter I wonder. At present, it is a sad mysetery. if you bought a cheap job-lot from a market, that might be the answer. These were from Parkers of Manchester, who I think, are some of the most reputable of suppliers. They were a gift to my wife, from an old lady, Elsie Widdowson, who was a top scientist and unlikely to go in for job lots. -- __ __ __ __ __ ___ _____________________________________________ |__||__)/ __/ \|\ ||_ | / | || \\__/\__/| \||__ | /...Internet access for all Acorn RISC machines ___________________________/ |
Voles ate Our Daffodils !!
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from John Nolan contains these words: In article , Janet Baraclough wrote: Our last garden had zillions of both voles I wonder. Have you done anything about your voles ? Ours looks as thought they are about to take off and multiply further this year. I am sure that it will not help our vegetables, seedlings etc. It was a large garden surrounded by miles of moorland; so there was nothing to be done about vole numbers :-), despite the constant efforts of birds of prey and one of our cats. I only once had vole trouble in the veg garden, when I'd planted leeks in a block hoping they would shelter each other in cold winters. Voles took advantage of the cosy shelter to eat the lot from the inside out. They could also be a nuisance ring-barking young trees in snowy weather, but that can be prevented by keeping long sheltering grass cleared away from trees, and using a plastic stem protector. I am just wondering if depth of planting could have had an effect. Hmmmm...I was growing daffodils there for over 18 years, so there was a wide range of bulb-depths from new ones just planted by me (deep), to old ones which had multiplied and forced themselves up to the soil surface, and self-seeded ones also near the surface. Diseases and infestations such as narcissus fly can ruin daffodil plantings; Well, we certainly did not noaice anything except holes nearby. Does the narcissus fly over winter I wonder. Yes..inside bulbs, istr.You usually see signs in spring/summer, such as streaky discoloured leaves. Have you allowed the bulbs' leaves to die back naturally? Janet. |
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