Well - what happened to urinating on them ? I'm sure that worked! On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > David, > If you have voles or other critters that eat roots, I suggest you try one > of > these options: > > 1. Make a cage with the equivalent of 1/4" hardware cloth (i.e. galvanized > wire mesh) that extends a half foot below grade and a half foot above grade > with a hinged lid of hardware cloth. No openings larger than 1/4 " or > slots > larger than 1/8". > 2. Plant your bed and roll out 1/2" hardware cloth over it, extending a > foot > past the bed in all directions and bury the edges. The flowers and foliage > will grow through the hardware cloth and you only need to lift it every > other summer when you thin them. > 3. Make a somewhat larger cage as in 1. Using 1" or 2" hardware cloth that > will securely enclose a cat. > > My experience may not validly extend to your situation, but the easy way to > distinguish non-flowering bulbs from eaten bulbs would be the winter > foliage. If they rapidly multiply but fail to flower, you have a > completely > different problem from me. > Tim > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >