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From: Liz Smith <LizS652 at AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Moles
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Dear Jeanne,
At risk of insulting Ray w/ my AOL trash and animals lovers I will
tell you how I solve the mole problem.  Through Plant Delights, I learned=of
Permatil, small pieces of ground up shale.  I get it here in my garden
stores.  You dig a mote around your existing bulbs and add a little on th=e
top.  The moles and voles and chipmunks won't chew through it.  With new
bulbs, you mix the Permatil in the soil as you plant the bulbs.  I've los=t
too many arisaema and colacasia and amorphophallus to the varmints.  Perm=atil
is great to start seeds in because the tiny thread-like roots don't get
tangled in it as they do in the paper towels.  I also put rat poisoning o=ut
for the chipmunks.  I have no cats nor dogs.  I do have a fox.  Fox urine=is
sold in our garden stores to deter rabbits.  I catch squirrels, which eat=my
bird seed, in a Havahart trap, Home Depot, and give the squirrels a long
drink in our pool and feed them to the fox.  The fox urine is very strong=and
keeps the rabbits off of my plants.  I've heard that apple will attract
rabbits to your Havahart.  Cantelope will attract groundhogs.  Hope that =I
was of some help.
Liz

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<HTML>Dear Jeanne,
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At risk of insulting Ray w/ my A=OL trash and animals lovers I will
 tell you how I solve the mole problem. &nbsp;Through Plant Delights, =I learned of
 Permatil, small pieces of ground up shale. &nbsp;I get it here in my =garden
 stores. &nbsp;You dig a mote around your existing bulbs and add a lit=tle on the
 top. &nbsp;The moles and voles and chipmunks won't chew through it. &=nbsp;With new
 bulbs, you mix the Permatil in the soil as you plant the bulbs. &nbsp=;I've lost
 too many arisaema and colacasia and amorphophallus to the varmints. &=nbsp;Permatil
 is great to start seeds in because the tiny thread-like roots don't g=et
 tangled in it as they do in the paper towels. &nbsp;I also put rat po=isoning out
 for the chipmunks. &nbsp;I have no cats nor dogs. &nbsp;I do have a f=ox. &nbsp;Fox urine is
 sold in our garden stores to deter rabbits. &nbsp;I catch squirrels, =which eat my
 bird seed, in a Havahart trap, Home Depot, and give the squirrels a l=ong
 drink in our pool and feed them to the fox. &nbsp;The fox urine is ve=ry strong and
 keeps the rabbits off of my plants. &nbsp;I've heard that apple will =attract
 rabbits to your Havahart. &nbsp;Cantelope will attract groundhogs. &n=bsp;Hope that I
 was of some help.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liz</HTML>

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