Let's see those '10 gardens

[kenstogie]

I love a nice garden and this is not a garden per se but I have a squishy backyard due to Voles. Any thoughts? I have no problem killing them as I am not a PETA member.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by kenstogie

I love a nice garden and this is not a garden per se but I have a squishy backyard due to Voles. Any thoughts? I have no problem killing them as I am not a PETA member.

I had a female black lab that used to eat moles and voles and mice all day long. She could hear them. She was especially brutal on nests. She'd dig them up and throw all the babies in the air and stomple them.
She wasn't really down with the PETA, either.

[kenstogie]

Originally Posted by shilala

I had a female black lab that used to eat moles and voles and mice all day long. She could hear them. She was especially brutal on nests. She'd dig them up and throw all the babies in the air and stomple them.
She wasn't really down with the PETA, either.

Can I rent her for a couple of weekends?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by kenstogie

Can I rent her for a couple of weekends?

I'd totally let the smelly old girl come over, but "had" is the key word here. I planted her and the ex-wife's cat from hell in that yard before we moved. That was a lot of years ago.
Her son is still living, I lost him in the divorce. He's not much of a mouser unless I throw them at him, but he doesn't stink.
If you can get an English Lab with a good nose, they are awesome mousers. Even a good English American cross. American bred labs, not so much.
I can't wait to get another one of those fat smelly buggers. I really miss my dog. His mom, not so much.

Q: What kind of woman would take a man's dog in a divorce?
A: The kind I divorce.

[kenstogie]

Originally Posted by shilala

I'd totally let the smelly old girl come over, but "had" is the key word here. I planted her and the ex-wife's cat from hell in that yard before we moved. That was a lot of years ago.
Her son is still living, I lost him in the divorce. He's not much of a mouser unless I throw them at him, but he doesn't stink.
If you can get an English Lab with a good nose, they are awesome mousers. Even a good English American cross. American bred labs, not so much.
I can't wait to get another one of those fat smelly buggers. I really miss my dog. His mom, not so much.

Q: What kind of woman would take a man's dog in a divorce?
A: The kind I divorce.

Been there done that Scott and can't say I'll ever do it again. As someone once said "Why would I want to break back into prison?"

[shilala]

Originally Posted by kenstogie

Been there done that Scott and can't say I'll ever do it again. As someone once said "Why would I want to break back into prison?"

I've got enough experience that I think I can pick a little better nowadays, but I will admit it was a few years before I even gave it a thought. I do believe the newest is going to be around for a long, long time.

Originally Posted by kenstogie

I love a nice garden and this is not a garden per se but I have a squishy backyard due to Voles. Any thoughts? I have no problem killing them as I am not a PETA member.

Mouse traps or poison bait.
http://voles.com/How_to_Kill_Voles.htm

Between the cats, dogs, owls, hawks, coyotes, ravens, snakes, bobcats, and other predators, voles don't seem to have a chance around here. The only time I see evidence of them is after the first meadow mowing. Then they are exposed.

Hooray! Killed the first gopher of the year. Last year it was something like 28 of them. This year I'm going for blocking them but they are still not welcome.

Almost through moving dirt around.