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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: ninnyscrops on January 19, 2008, 19:47:32

Title: "Not a lot of people know that"
Post by: ninnyscrops on January 19, 2008, 19:47:32

.......but then a lot of people do!

Spotted a couple of rat runs around my compost bin up at the plot recently and wondered how to put them off.

Looks like I'll be putting a couple of pots of (invasive) catmint around!

http://www.uk-home-information.co.uk/garden-pest-control.html

Other bits of useful information for the "I didn't know that" peeps amongst us" (not many I'll bet  ;) )

Title: Re: "Not a lot of people know that"
Post by: redimp on January 19, 2008, 20:37:45

They also hate rhubarb leaves - and it works from personal experience. :)

Title: Re: "Not a lot of people know that"
Post by: kt. on January 19, 2008, 21:06:04

A good site for future reference. Thanks

Title: Re: "Not a lot of people know that"
Post by: Tin Shed on January 19, 2008, 22:28:29

An interesting site - thanks.
I have rats in the compost bins on one of my plots, but it is near a brook. I had thought that I was going to have to put up with them - perhaps I will try some cat mint.
However there is one advantage that I can see with having rats is that they don't half chew up the compost  which then rots down really quickly!

Title: Re: "Not a lot of people know that"
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on January 20, 2008, 10:08:49

I'v e met the Council rat man down at the site twice in the last few weeks. It seems that they're bestirring themselves at last.