tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9278289.post5940305623346789737..comments2023-08-09T08:38:58.056-06:00Comments on don sees the world: It's Nearly Here!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16545028288945011823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9278289.post-35587032265071155782008-10-17T08:59:00.000-06:002008-10-17T08:59:00.000-06:00We have critters as well. (The greenbelt is right ...We have critters as well. (The greenbelt is right across the street.)<BR/><BR/>I've read of two different things to do with bulbs to keep them intact and to discourage critters. My folks suggested a third that I think I am going to try. <BR/><BR/>The first is to wrap your bulbs in steel wool when you plant them. This will keep the rodents from eating them as the steel wool irritates their teeth so they will not chew through it. <BR/><BR/>The second idea that I read about on the extension website (and I thought this was clever) is to lay down the bed and cover it with a layer of chicken wire. This keeps the animals from digging up the bulbs but the bulbs will put their shoots up right through the wire. <BR/><BR/>The last (and as I said the one I am thinking of trying) is to unroll the balls of steel wool and laying a layer of it below the top layer of soil but above the bulbs. <BR/><BR/>I'm thinking of doing this last one because I am putting down over two hundred bulbs and want to protect them but not worry about them getting eaten. The problem with the chicken wire is not being able to dig through it to add to the planting later... <BR/><BR/>djbAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545028288945011823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9278289.post-12967876383038366992008-10-17T08:09:00.000-06:002008-10-17T08:09:00.000-06:00Bulbs rawk! We have critters that live in the fie...Bulbs rawk! We have critters that live in the fields around my house that love them even more than I do so, sadly I can't plant anywhere near by. Doing so would draw so many critters to my door it would make Dr. Doolittle blush!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the bulbs, looking forward to seeing the pics.<BR/><BR/>SSean Sutherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337865101357901090noreply@blogger.com