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- With the imperial crown chemical and non-violent proceed against the vole in the garden
- The smell has a deterrent effect on greedy rodents
- No warranty against voles
- The meaningful use of the imperial crown as a vole fright
- Tips & Tricks
With the help of the imperial crown, the cute vole can be kept away without any chemicals
With the imperial crown chemical and non-violent proceed against the vole in the garden
The imperial crown (Fritillaria imperialis) has been valued for centuries as a garden plant due to the magnificent flowers. However, the plant also has an interesting side effect on the beauty in the garden, namely as a biological weapon in the fight against annoying moles and voles.
The smell has a deterrent effect on greedy rodents
When eating the leaves and especially the onions, the imperial crown is poisonous to humans and also to various animal species. This is probably also the reason why the imperial crown warns of possible pests with an intense smell of predatory cat urine in front of their poison. Since voles and moles often cause unnoticed undue damage under a blanket of snow, imperial crowns are particularly well suited as a biological defense. After all, the approximately 20 centimeters deep planted and winter hardy onions of the imperial crown remain year-round in the ground and can unfold so your disturbing to the rodents smell.
No warranty against voles
Some hobby or professional gardeners do not like to complain quite unfounded that the imperial crown is not directly a miracle weapon in the defense of voles. Just as on the one hand there is no absolute guarantee against the absence of rodents from the flowerbed with cherished and cared for imperial crowns, on the other hand the effect of the imperial crown scent is locally very limited. The imperial crowns can really be used effectively as a protective barrier against voles only if you multiply the plants in larger numbers and distribute them as far as possible in the garden or along the fence.
The meaningful use of the imperial crown as a vole fright
Although the imperial crown may be more limited in its effectiveness against voles than special poison baits or drop traps, in any case, this method is not only legal and humane, but also absolutely biological. When planting as a flowering plant and vole fright in the garden you should therefore pay attention to the following points:
Often certain roots, tubers and bulbs attract voles in the garden almost magically. Protect these vole delicacies from rodent access by transplanting them with some Imperial Crowns.
Tips & Tricks
Since the imperial crown slowly withers after the flowering period until autumn, you should cover its base with other mid-high plants in the bed.