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I have been lurking and learning so much. I have several questions. When my siberian irises have increased to the point where they have made a complete circle, must they be divided, or will they just start spreading in a different direction? If this isn't clear I can post a photo. Another question, there was talk on this forum I think about hardware cloth "boxes" to protect from voles&moles. I never see anything about baiting a trap for moles, wouldn't moles be attracted by something to put at the trap to lure them into the trap? (I feel so terrible to say this, but 90% of my plants that go into my new garden are in pots yet because of the vole/mole problem, still, I hate to think of "doing them in"...) Another thing, I found 2 kinds of hardware cloth, wire mesh and a very dense, hard plastic that also comes in rolls and is perforated, also labeled hardware cloth. Has anyone had experience with voles/moles chewing through the plastic? Another question, or suggestion, re mulch for the winter, I had a bunch of styrofoam "peanuts" on my hands, and gunny sacks...I wonder if a person filled the gunny sacks with these peanuts and then closed up the top, could they work as mulch if laid over plants needing mulch in the garden? Would their "R" factor be enough to keep away frost damage? I am from the Pacific Northwest, so our winters aren't as cold as some...
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