Question about pest mammals and bulbs
Diane Whitehead (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:33:58 PST)

Rats. They soon learn that pots of grassy-looking seedlings have
tasty little bulbs just under the ground, and as my seedling mix is
very loose, the seedlings pull up very easily, the tiny bulbs are
eaten, and the green leaves left lying about. I now keep the pots
covered until the plants are a few years old.

They really liked babianas and cyclamen. Narcissus and Galanthus
haven't been eaten. I can't remember about Alliums - I think some of
them were.

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers