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Voles vs. Peonies. Round 1: Voles win. Any ideas/suggestions?

14 years ago

We lost 3 azaleas (2 light pink, 1 white---it appears that the dark burgundy ones don't taste as good!) over the winter from voles eating the roots. We live in an area with lots of woods/fields/farms, and the vole population is pretty high.

Any ideas on how to get rid of the voles permanently, or how to convince them to snack on something else? Does cayenne really work, or castor oil/bean plants?

Thanks for any advice!!

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eibren
14 years ago
If you plant Hellebores, Monkshoods, and daffodils around them, all of those are poisonous, and the voles may not want to tunnel through those roots to get at your peonies.

Some cats are also quite good at catching voles.
fmart322
14 years ago
I was gonna sugest getting a cat too. We had a small cat colony (maybe 5 total) living in my back yard till this winter when my hearless wife trapped all of them and sent them away. I'm now starting to see more chipmunks, rabbits and other animals that screw with my garden.

I have 5 Peonies and 3 of them bloomed great this year, the other 2 didn't again for the 3rd year now. I forget what they even look like.
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