12 May
2012
12 May
'12
11:45 p.m.
Hi Judy,
I am going through all my gardening e-mails so I am sorry for the late
response. I have to say that I do not have an educated answer for you. But
based on what you wrote below I'd guess that you'd have to create a barrier
between the raised bed and the original ground. If the conventional flower
bed requires the sides with a barrier I see no reason why a vole wouldn't
also dig up from the ground into your raised flower bed.
Jamie
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Judith Duke <dukejudith(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
I've been wanting to dig up the backyard for
vegetable gardening but have
been put off by the amount of work allegedly required for vole combat (and
my yard is definitely Vole City): online research recommends digging down a
foot or so and lining sides of the bed with hardware cloth, etc. It's not
clear, however, whether that's required for raised beds as well as
ground-level gardening.
Does anybody have experience in this regard? I'd certainly welcome any
advice.
Thanks,
Judy
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