It's one week until spring! Not here in Minnesota but somewhere else (Indiana, perhaps, in zone 6 or thereabouts), these fall-planted beauties are blooming. I love them, but so do the mice and voles. This year I've observed more vole tracks than usual, which makes me wonder if I'll have any crocus blooms this year. I've read the advice to plant the bulbs inside chicken wire, but I dig in the dirt and I don't feel like scraping my hand on dirty wire. What I do instead is sprinkle the bulbs with cayenne pepper powder when I plant them. Of course, winter happens (lots of snow and ice and wind). It's a gamble, but one I'm willing to take.
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