Paul & Dick,

I lost quite a few maple saplings to voles girdling them under leaves,
etc overwinter. Trees as large as 3" and more in diam.

The vines are mulched with an inch or two of driveway gravel on top of
weedproof fabric, in a strip about 3 feet wide. It was a bit of work
doing nine rows, but it makes it sooooo much easier to mow under the
downward hanging canes. I think it provides an inhospitable environment
for rodents too, as I've never seen any sign of them under it.

BTW, I fertilize each spring with fireplace ashes, as I have acid soil.

Mike

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