I did chortle at this but implanted deep in this gardener's memory, in the area where grudges are held, is the unforgiven sin of these mid-range rodents digging up and destroying 27 of my prized Jan Van Graaff lilies one summer during a dry spell. They were after the moisture in the bulbs. I have learned to put out saucers of water for them in periods of no rain, but I most resolutely will not feed them to encourage them. We suspect they have an underground city under our garage plinth, so if the entire double garage suddenly disappears into a sinkhole one day, we'll be moving to the trap-and-splat modus operandi.
I try to plant only deer and rodent-proof (sorta) bulbs. In this garden area - so far our biggest challenge is dealing with the walnut tree and its toxins. As to digging too close to the house, our resident (and I mean residing in the cellar) ratsnake population seems to have created a “there was an old lady who lived in a shoe” solution. Time will tell.
I did chortle at this but implanted deep in this gardener's memory, in the area where grudges are held, is the unforgiven sin of these mid-range rodents digging up and destroying 27 of my prized Jan Van Graaff lilies one summer during a dry spell. They were after the moisture in the bulbs. I have learned to put out saucers of water for them in periods of no rain, but I most resolutely will not feed them to encourage them. We suspect they have an underground city under our garage plinth, so if the entire double garage suddenly disappears into a sinkhole one day, we'll be moving to the trap-and-splat modus operandi.
I try to plant only deer and rodent-proof (sorta) bulbs. In this garden area - so far our biggest challenge is dealing with the walnut tree and its toxins. As to digging too close to the house, our resident (and I mean residing in the cellar) ratsnake population seems to have created a “there was an old lady who lived in a shoe” solution. Time will tell.
If the snakes had arms, they'd be doing arm pumps every time you put out your patented chippie mix. hoho
Thanks for the late afternoon chuckle. Great entry!
Thanks!