A Vole’s Role in a Garden

I have campagnols in my garden. Although many people can see this as a serious disadvantage and a problem to solve, I like to look at the positive and recognize the role that these creatures play in the ecology of the garden.

I like to do the same with all the “harmful” species that are present in my organic garden. I appreciate all the fauna around me and I try to understand the parts that each organism plays in the system as a whole. Understanding ecology better is always the first and the most important stage of successful organic gardening.

Why are the Campagnols generally considered to be a problem

Campagnols, also known as prairie mice, are generally considered as a kind of pest in a garden because they will quickly devour sowing to winter plants in a polytunnel or a greenhouse.

Campagnols can eat all your seeds and plants if they are not protected before having the opportunity to germinate and germinate. I tend to start most seeds inside and only plant when they are a little larger, in part so that I can avoid this problem.

These voracious creatures can also eat your vegetables – brassiers are a particular favorite, and they also like root crops. They often eat bulbs planted in a garden in the fall. And they can also eliminate your fruit harvests in the berries. Sometimes Campagnols can even strip the bark of the base of trees and shrubs.

With flights that rumble all year round, it is often in the fall when the populations present themselves to the point where Campagnols are often the most considered a problem. Although the Campagnols are often confused with the moles, the Musagnes and the Mouses, they are often the most noticed in the fall and in the winter months, although they are present in many gardens all year round.

The important role that Campagnols must play

Although the stantian regime of the girlfriend often means that they like to eat the same things as us, which brings them into conflict with us in our gardens, it is important to recognize how beneficial it can be.

Campagnols are, above all, an important source of food for foxes, owls and other wild animals. They are often a crucial link in the food chains of the garden and therefore help, therefore, to maintain the natural cycles and the biodiversity of the space.

Another thing to recognize is that even if the Campagnols can eat your seeds, they will also eat weed seeds, and this can often be very useful to a gardener trying to maintain his garden.

In tunnel and searching in your garden, Campagnols can also help ventilate the soil, incorporate organic matter into the soil and keep the soil healthy.

Make peace with vomas in the garden

Campagnols are shy and night animals, so you can have them in your garden and do not make it at all or have more than you think. But having Campagnols can be considered a final positive, and with the right strategies, it is possible for us to coexist and share a little.

In an abundant garden, the presence of campagnols can often mean certain losses. But there can be enough for everyone. The key is to keep the campagnols far from the important areas where you do not want them to be, using physical barriers and deterrents while welcoming them in other wilder parts of your garden. If you provide a lot of food, shelters and habitat for the Campagnols in the areas where you want and keep things less attractive where you don’t want it, it is much easier to live side by side with these creatures.

I have campagnols living in my forest garden, where it does not bother me because they only take a small part of the harvest and offer the advantages mentioned above. I also allow them to live and dinner in the wild region around my wildlife pond.

With the advantages they offer, having friendly spaces can help keep them while distracting them to damage the things we don’t want to share. In the end, with a little management, the Campagnols can be a boon for the ecology of a garden.