I am delighted with the Narcissus bulbocodium I bought from the BX. The tags are quite worn off so I'm not sure exactly which is which but they are so cool. The Crinums made it through the winter as well! Here's to the future! My first Fritillaria meleagris is blooming and I love enjoying the conversation here while watching these flowers "go through their motion" from laying on the ground to forming their flower! So many winter hardy daffodils and other Narcissus, when is a good time to dig up the clumps and divide them? I have been using these chicken wire cages (small mesh) for some bulbs and if you leave part of the cage sticking up out of the ground the rodent may have a harder time finding its way into it although I've experienced some rodent (pocket gopher or vole?) climb up over the top and into the container! I love the idea about the rocks making it harder to tunnel and I will incorporate this in my beds to be sure. We have so many lava rocks to work with here and I will add that with our lava rock outcroppings the rodents can make beautiful living quarters in which to sally forth! The garden is looking too wonderful with things popping up, welcome spring! Joey Russell No. CA zone 6 or 7 depending on the year! -----Original Message----- From: Jim McKenney Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 2:05 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] More things popping HK asked:"What are plastic mesh pots that these rats spot?" These are the green square containers in which strawberries are sold. Years ago I ordered a bundle of them (against the better advice of another participant in this forum) and still have some left. I should not have called them pots, but I was thinking of the mesh pots I recently obtained from Growers Supply Co. Those have not had the rat test yet. Jim McKenney _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/