Organic Garden Pest Control | Natural methods for dealing with voles in the garden

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@WandaBelle43 2 ай бұрын

NC Montana we never heard of voles until two years ago and our beets were decimated so were our potatoes. Their holes were quite hidden. We trapped successfully, but still attacks. My husband hooked up the lawnmower exhaust to gas them. Finally I poured a little straight caster oil down found holes. They seemed to have moved out. This fall I was given one-year old Buttons, a cat. Since she is so new, Buttons and I have been walking and exploring our yard and garden. Buttons slowly and carefully walks with me and she truly acts like a stealthy hunter! My hopes our high.

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 2 ай бұрын

I love this!! And Buttons 💕😊🌸

@WandaBelle43 2 ай бұрын

Update: Buttons had a dead vole by her food dish yesterday afternoon. My husband told me Buttons left it there because she was counting her assets: her food, her water, her bed, her litter box and dead vole. She didn’t care if we took it! Success!

@redred1696 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information. I've had really good luck with cayenne pepper as a deterrent. Either put the powder directly on the ground (they were eating my grass) or mix it with water. Had to use a garden watering can with the water mixture since it clogged my pump sprayer. No odor and no damage to grass or plants. Got a 5 lb container of cayenne pepper on-line. Besides grass they also like to eat the soft bark off my juniper bushes in winter here in CT. Don't know they're doing it until it's too late. I'm going to try the hose-end sprayer to get in under the junipers. Thanks again

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! I love hearing about natural remedies that work! 🙏

@ricosaurus Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info regarding what works for voles. They've killed a number of new saplings -- fruit trees and landscape pine and cedar during the winter months. Trunk protectors have often worked, but am trying castor oil too. FYI voles don't look anything like moles -- the only thing similar is that they can be a nuisance and are dark colored. Moles are not rodents -- they are highly specialized subterranean insectivores with very distinctive digging paws and a large nose. Voles are rodents and have burrows but are not obligate subterranean species.

@rogeliosoto4074 8 ай бұрын

Great solution! Thanks for sharing. Beautiful garden, by the way. 👍

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 8 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching! 🌸

@TheSamhi 4 ай бұрын

How did the caster oil worked for you?

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 4 ай бұрын

Hi There, it did work as long as I re-applied it after rainfall!

@jeffreyjbyron 2 ай бұрын

Did the castor oil work?

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 2 ай бұрын

Hi there! Yes it did! You just have to be sure to reapply. Thank you for watching!

@LisaSweet 7 ай бұрын

Does it make any difference if the raised beds are blocked from the bottom? Do they still get in? And does the oil and soap hurt the plants?

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 7 ай бұрын

Hi there and welcome to our channel! It is ideal if you can block the raised beds from the bottom. The oil and soap did not affect or hurt the plants in this bed! We do have a video out on planting tulip bulbs in these beds where we lined the bottom with chicken wire and it worked beautifully! We will have a video coming out soon with the results 😊🌷

@LisaSweet 7 ай бұрын

@@downtoearthgardeninganddesign Thank you :)

@gail7998 5 ай бұрын

We have just moved into a home that is across the street from a hay field. We didn't know even existed until this spring. We've trapped more than 50 in the past few weeks! I have 10 raised beds. My son lined them with fine wire on the bottom. So far the wire has kept them out of the beds. I am spraying the same castor oil that she is using in this video.

@allonsy9808 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Thank you for the information. I’m going to try castor oil first as I really don’t want to add poisons into the ecosystem (if a hawk/cat/owl/etc would eat a poisoned vole…😢). Can I ask what the purpose of the soap is? I would think it would break down the oil (since that’s what dish soap is supposed to do). But I also know once heard that dish soap is used for other gardening applications too. Again, thank you!!

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 5 ай бұрын

Hi There and thank you for watching! The dish soap helps emulsify the oil and water, allowing the repellent to be spread evenly. Dish soap is also a eco-friendly way to remedy soft bodies insects. Happy gardening!!

@allonsy9808 5 ай бұрын

@@downtoearthgardeninganddesign Thank you! My castor oil came in the mail. I'm planning to spray this weekend...unless it's raining. 🙂

@fely08 3 ай бұрын

I collect coneflowers, I had different colors and they damaged most of them, some are gone forever :(

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 3 ай бұрын

Oh no!! I am so sorry to hear that! It’s so frustrating!

@bearblack7441 3 ай бұрын

I applied coffee waste to fill those holes . It seems that they gone

@Heartbeetnutritionist Жыл бұрын

Castor Oil, nice!! We have thousands of voles in our area ( hay field farms etc ), first year, they ate everything, including garlic, although, they won’t eat the garlic, but they’ll take it and store it away 😢. We lined our raise beds with hardware cloth, I spray the whole garden with Plantskydd, and our cats each, catch several a day, really, the cats have been the answer, except of course in the winter ; (

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign Жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful! Thank It is so very frustrating, and the castor oil saved the rest of my plants in the raised bed. I also had success planting my dahlias in pots! I have a separate video on that if you are interested! Happy gardening and thank you for your feedback! 👩‍🌾

@bryanbuckley6556 3 ай бұрын

That's cool! I have a couple bottles of that in my garage because I use it in my car. Can't wait to try it!!!

@TruthSeekerHuman-je5pd 5 ай бұрын

Just One Bite -- is what farmers use to get rid of voles.

@Chrysoss 8 ай бұрын

That big hole is not from voles, it's a RAT!

@downtoearthgardeninganddesign 8 ай бұрын

Hi There! Nope, it’s voles! Rats are more likely to eat dahlia tubers if they are lying about (in storage for example). I have trapped the voles as well. But thanks for your interest and feedback!