Gophers have a particular taste for Lilium (true lilies) too. One destroyed a whole planting of Oriental lilies at my former garden. Then one of my Malamutes pounced over the tunnel, caught the gopher, and ate it, while I stood by saying "Good dog!" jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA On 5/5/2021 6:39 PM, Robert Parks via pbs wrote: > Apparently the local gophers like tangy things. They just ate (the bulbs > under) half a dozen big clumps of Oxalis purpurea, as well as all the > Oxalis obtusa that I didn't have in pots set in the ground. They also > browsed the tops of a California poppy (and at least some of the roots). > > At least they haven't cultivated a taste for geophyte aroids. > > Anyway, feeding stations set up in tunnels with a banquet of the three > flavors of gopher treats I have. > > Argh. > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>