Hey everybody, I had voles ruined 20 new trees once!!!! Here is the easiest thing to do: get some metal window screen and a office stapler. Cut the metal screen so you can wrap it around the base of the tree up to maybe 12 or 15 inches. Doesn’t have to be a big piece. Then use the paper office stapler to just staple it in place. This is saved my bacon for many years.
Thanks for making this video. Did anything work?? We have a mice/vole problem and it's threatening our 3-year old fruit trees. Any advice? Did you save the trees?
Yes it did work. I lost one tree but only because they had chewed through the tap root. So this fall I will check the wire I wrapped and repaint them with my castor oil concoction and start putting coffee grounds again around them. They aren’t bothered here until there is nothing else to eat. But lots of wire as low as u can get it and a cage when you plant really helps. Good luck! 👍
Man you are a toughie, that wind is brutally cold! I hope you get those voles!!!!!
Oh boy we are trying! Thank you for watching!
I can't do that cold outside. 😮
Thanks for sharing your experiences and attempts to save the trees.
Absolutely!!! It’s a battle! Thank you for watching!
Hey everybody, I had voles ruined 20 new trees once!!!! Here is the easiest thing to do: get some metal window screen and a office stapler. Cut the metal screen so you can wrap it around the base of the tree up to maybe 12 or 15 inches. Doesn’t have to be a big piece. Then use the paper office stapler to just staple it in place. This is saved my bacon for many years.
Thank you so very much for sharing. Voles are no joke!!! So destructive! Even better wrap around the roots before planting❤️
Thanks for making this video. Did anything work?? We have a mice/vole problem and it's threatening our 3-year old fruit trees. Any advice? Did you save the trees?
Yes it did work. I lost one tree but only because they had chewed through the tap root. So this fall I will check the wire I wrapped and repaint them with my castor oil concoction and start putting coffee grounds again around them. They aren’t bothered here until there is nothing else to eat. But lots of wire as low as u can get it and a cage when you plant really helps. Good luck! 👍
Did that work?
Yes! They did not come back to those trees again and it didn’t wash off with the rain either.
I got cats.
Cats are good!