Re: outdoor bogs

Rand Nicholson (writserv@mi.net)
Wed, 12 Jun 1996 16:18:10 -0300

>I don't know if others have had this experience, but this year I
>decided to make a small outdoor planter bog. Every morning I've found
>my plants buried in sphagnum moss. Finally spotted the culprit -- a
>robin who thinks that sphagnum strands are just the thing for her nest,
>and messes up the bog to get it. Guess it's time for some screening
>:-)
>
>Bob Korfhage

Wait until they start snacking on your wonderfully protein enriched plants.
Better make that screening a strong wire mesh if you have any racoons in
the area, unless you want to do a neighbourhood search for pieces of your
bog.

Rand Nicholson