do voles eat corydalis, columbine, brunnera ?

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jun 17, 2007

I have some of these I could share with a friend but she has terrible vole problems. Does anyone have experience with whether voles eat Corydalis lutea, Columbine or Brunnera macrophylla? Thanks. giving her vole candy to plant would just be mean.

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Len123 Adrian, MO(Zone 6a) Jun 17, 2007

maybe this winter if they get hungry

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HiDesertGirl Reno, NV Jun 28, 2007

At my last house, I had a terrible vole problem. They ate everything! Irises, lilies, daisies, aster, even the roots of my golden chain tree (okay it was a little tree). They ate my Bishop's Weed that had been in the same place for 10 years (took them awhile to find it). The only thing they didn't eat was Columbine, Lavendar, Echinacea, Chives, Daffodils, and Lilacs. Just went back to old house and those are the only things left in my once beautiful garden. At my new house, we have a long rock wall in the backyard which served as a vole "condo" the first year we were here. We now have a "vole man" who comes around once a month and puts pellets down any new holes to kill them. We haven't seen them this year but we are still being "preventative".
No second kill so the dogs are not affected (tho they wouldn't know what to do with a dead vole if they found one!). Don't have cats so can't say what does or doesn't harm them. There is nothing "humane" that will rid you of these horrible things. Tried it all--water, smoke, vibrations....nothing works but the pellets. These vermin will breed and breed and breed and your garden will be gone in 6 months!

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jun 28, 2007

well, there are six genera left to choose from then! thanks!
what echinacea the voles leave, my bunnies or groundhog will polish off. I crossed ech off my list after buying one and having it eaten...
Good luck with your new garden!

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4paws Citra, FL(Zone 9a) Jul 09, 2007

Has anyone had experience with this?
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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 09, 2007

YES- it didn't stop groundhogs. Well, maybe at the price, I was just being too stingy with it. "Cost of food gardening" and all, I do this for a cheap hobby, not a bank -breaking one.

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