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Title: The adventure of bulb growing in rodent and deer infested SW Oregon
Post by: amateuranthecologist on September 26, 2015, 04:14:48 PM

Hi,

Rodents eat all my Alliums, deer eat everything aboveground. Yet I love growing bulbs! I wrote a little about it here:

http://amateuranthecologist.blogspot.com/2015/09/bulbs.html (http://amateuranthecologist.blogspot.com/2015/09/bulbs.html)

I'm highly inspired by Ian and Margret Young, their garden, and the Bulb Log.

Title: Re: The adventure of bulb growing in rodent and deer infested SW Oregon
Post by: Maggi Young on September 26, 2015, 04:34:41 PM

Ah, that familiar fury of the gardener against the marauding plant scoffer.  Where mild-mannered growers become would-be assassins, foaming at the mouth in rage....... all too familiar to most of us, Travis!

Ian and I are grateful that at least no deer can access our back-yard - and the front is too near the road for the occasional passing deer to be a problem.
I suppose it does give us a challenge to face - which is meant to be good for us!!

Title: Re: The adventure of bulb growing in rodent and deer infested SW Oregon
Post by: John85 on September 26, 2015, 07:44:53 PM

Hello
May be your bulb cages will be efficient in Oregon, but from experience I can tell they would not do the job in my garden.
Young rodents went through the holes and I had to go for 1/4" mesh.Also a top is compulsory.I guess American mice are as clever ad European ones!!!