tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post4193199582905811249..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Penny the VoleCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-17936912421275900232009-09-15T22:21:07.270-04:002009-09-15T22:21:07.270-04:00I'll trade you. I'll take your vole if yo...I'll trade you. I'll take your vole if you'll take the giant funnel web spiders that are taking up residence all around....<br /><br />Your little sister...Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-67432990116327828542009-09-11T07:56:13.235-04:002009-09-11T07:56:13.235-04:00Maybe nature will take over and remove your voles....Maybe nature will take over and remove your voles. We have been plagued by hispid cotton rats for years. I have trapped so many I have lost count. Now this year there are none. I read somewhere that they are susceptible to some plague like disease which is natures way of controlling the population. I dae=re say they will be back.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-37591520493069171462009-09-10T23:15:55.968-04:002009-09-10T23:15:55.968-04:00Oh, I dunno -- looks like the voles got rid of you...Oh, I dunno -- looks like the voles got rid of your rabbits...Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3835588174070789682009-09-10T23:09:04.674-04:002009-09-10T23:09:04.674-04:00Penny's a vole...they seem to not heed warning...Penny's a vole...they seem to not heed warnings! What are your plans to evict her and her clan? Do you think a rat terrier could do the job! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-60289130164972034012009-09-10T22:49:13.769-04:002009-09-10T22:49:13.769-04:00I hope that Penny reads your eviction notice and t...I hope that Penny reads your eviction notice and takes heed. If you do have a problem with her following directions, I could loan you my puppy, Sophie, who is very good at frightening these creatures away. Of course, she does have a bad habit of picking tomatoes off the vine and playing with them, so you might have to block off your vegetable garden.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90393940548829863232009-09-10T19:06:39.362-04:002009-09-10T19:06:39.362-04:00So sorry you have to defend your garden, Carol - b...So sorry you have to defend your garden, Carol - but this is a real garden, not an idealized one so good luck! <br /><br />People on Dave's Garden mention using crushed oyster shells around bulbs because the voles don't like digging through it... maybe a drive to the ocean should go on the schedule? <br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-31386908596014984812009-09-10T15:48:48.127-04:002009-09-10T15:48:48.127-04:00Voles are really so cute, but not when they eat yo...Voles are really so cute, but not when they eat your favorite plants. Onward, gardener, to fend off the vole.Mary Delle LeBeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580493268918204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-17454758945403283252009-09-10T10:54:49.889-04:002009-09-10T10:54:49.889-04:00I wish you lots of luck. I think the reason we don...I wish you lots of luck. I think the reason we don't have then is our cat. She has been known to catch them and bring them up on the patio for an inspection by us. UGH!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-18473112648130012772009-09-10T09:36:26.186-04:002009-09-10T09:36:26.186-04:00MMD raises an interesting point! If it's snake...MMD raises an interesting point! If it's snakes, you'd better have some stout sticks available for visitors to your garden! Especially this one (I'm thinking ahead to GWA 2010).<br /><br />My scramble letters are hedgenab. That's appropriate for what you're trying to do!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-35004224358304783142009-09-10T09:07:42.841-04:002009-09-10T09:07:42.841-04:00Just when you thought it was safe to go out in the...Just when you thought it was safe to go out in the garden...I think the voles kicked the rabbits out in an unseen turf war. You got rid of the rabbits, you'll get rid of the voles, but who will be next to invade your sanctuary?Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-68502865591028820362009-09-10T09:07:13.940-04:002009-09-10T09:07:13.940-04:00My number one pest and garden destroyer! little ca...My number one pest and garden destroyer! little cages of metal gutter guard is my best solution. If you see one you can trap hundreds and barely make a dent.acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581544144657027437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-4886395842547575972009-09-10T08:57:54.299-04:002009-09-10T08:57:54.299-04:00When I saw the title of your post I thought 'O...When I saw the title of your post I thought 'Oh my God, she's named them!!' I have lost so much plant material to these rotten creatures. I will say peanut butter on the underside of thr trip lever on a mouse trap works pretty well. Time for me to do it again. We also have shrews that eat both insects and vegetation... where are the hawks when you want them??Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23735466294751535012009-09-10T08:53:37.585-04:002009-09-10T08:53:37.585-04:00Penny had better run for her life. What is she th...Penny had better run for her life. What is she thinking with a meadow right down the street? Perhaps it is time for you to get a kitten. Hey, my scramble letters are 'messo men'. They are messy! Yesterday it was psycho. I am sensing a pattern.layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28659894767374765942009-09-10T07:46:01.852-04:002009-09-10T07:46:01.852-04:00Lisa, trust me, if you saw one, you had more than ...Lisa, trust me, if you saw one, you had more than one. Cats, snakes, and owls are all good predators. My voles learned not to eat poison, just sayin'.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51411780744796357932009-09-10T06:01:11.260-04:002009-09-10T06:01:11.260-04:00Yes, I have one of those rascals in my garden too....Yes, I have one of those rascals in my garden too. I saw it quite a lot this spring. I am wondering if the neighborhood cats took care of my problem or the garden fairies had a barbq because I haven't seen it any lately. Good luck on your quest to get rid of the vole.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com