[Pil-pc-oceania] The Role of Rodents in a Permaculture System

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Hi Laurence:

I have used ash, with some success, scattered over the whole of the seeded?area, to keep the mice away. Have also managed to move them on, by using the same around their nesting area and paths.

As to the mice's usefulness: their burrows break up and mix the lower layer of red clay with the sand, as well as?fertilise and add organic nesting matter. And I?sit and do?not do any digging!

As you can see they are another of the solutions, Not just a problem.

Mind when they enter the house... it is a different proposition.

Growing in the desert's edge.

Rosa

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Sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:45 am
Subject: [Pil-pc-oceania] The Role of Rodents in a Permaculture System



Thanks to Susan, Robyn, Graeme, Kerry, Mike, Len, Julie, P.Ferguson & David for your excellent responses on the question of mitigation.

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It is interesting that?on the subject of?"The Role of Rodents in the Permaculture System",?their was only one contribution I think. This from?Len who said that "rodents don't have a role in any culture! perma' or otherwise"

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My personal belief is that Rodents must have an important ecological?role to play?and that Permaculture People?need to understand that role in order to be able to design effectively, but?I frankly admit little knowledge?of the?role currently.

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If the Philosophy of Permaculture is one of "working with, rather than against? nature" then the subject is legitimate, relevant and perhaps important?I think.

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What say others?

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Laurence Gaffney

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