is it possible to eradicate voles?
chanson839
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Comments (1)I think you'll need to wade in there with your boots on & dig the roots out. I've had good luck with a *generous* application of 10% (pickling strength) vinegar in beds in full Texas sun in August, but not with less sun or lower temps. or... You can always advertise on your locat craigslist & freecycle that you have free groundcover for people who are willing to dig their own! Just be sure you supervise; people don't always know what they're doing. Best luck!...See MoreVole destruction: possible salvation
Comments (3)You are talking about pros, and I am not a pro. But when the voles invaded my yard, I tried hard to restore my Toulouse Latrec (spelling?). I dipped it in rooting hormone, cut it back, and babied it all year. It barely made it through the second and third years, then I invested in a new rose, and was much happier. I think that to do this, a person might need to know how to propogate, and be very vigilant in caring for the rose for a long time. It is really a shock the first time you automatically try to stand up a beautiful blooming rose only to find yourself holding it in your hand. Thanks for the link, Ann Sammy...See MoreBromeliad Identification & Possible Pest Eradication
Comments (19)Hi, if you look at the first photo towards the bottom and top left you can see some of the crinkled leaves I was mentioning. The plant can definitely not be outside - it is consistently under freezing here and, the danger from frost will probably not pass for a few months. It is currently on my dresser about ~10 feet from a big Northernly facing window in my apartment. I've been watering it about 2-3 times a week, making sure there's water in the center cup and, misting it. Does this sound adequate? Thanks!...See MoreWhat are you eradicating this year?
Comments (63)Most of what I'm doing is not exactly eradication, it's more trying to control rampant growth. I'm trying to limit Virginia creeper and meadow phlox to a reasonable section of the garden. Virginia creeper is fine in the woodier areas, but not everywhere where it can trip unwary passersby (and me) and smother other plants. Meadow phlox too is wonderful in bloom and the hummingbirds love it but the roots become deep and broad and woe to other more modest plants in its vicinity. A byproduct of this selective removal came yesterday when I started pulling out the meadow phlox under a rose where I was trying to establish some new daylilies. Mixed in with the phlox were were some plants with tiny white flowers that I'd never seen before. I left them there thinking they were native but I checked the Connecticut Botanical Society's Wildflower site and I think they were the very invasive Garlic Mustard which I've never seen before. I say were because I watered them this morning and then carefully pulled them all out along with their roots. I put them in a bag along with the poison ivy seedling I found the day before. Like PM2 I use the pooper-scooper technique of grabbing the poison ivy plant with the plastic bag on the hand and then inverting the bag to cover the plant, which gets inserted in another bag and sent to the trash. Claire...See Morechanson839
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