http://garden.secretcorners.net/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:05:46 +0000 kimberly [Member] c165@http://garden.secretcorners.net/ I have no problem with getting rid of mice as they can carry diseases and their droppings can cause respiratory problems including death. First, store your sweet potatoes in a place that stays at least 50F. Place them in wooden boxes with a lid to keep the mice out. The best way to eliminate mice in the home is with traps. I know some don’t like to kill animals, even mice. In that case you would use a no-kill trap and release back outdoors but they will just come right back in. Mice like to live in your house. I use the spring loaded traps baited with peanut butter and you need to set several traps because mice have learn to avoid being poison by passing up one food source and only eating small amounts from one source. I don’t use poison because for one, the mice can die in your house causing more problems. Remember that mice, like any mammal can carry rabies so don’t handle live wild mice with your hands. If you are ever bitten by a mouse, you will need to seek rabies treatment. I am a person that loves animals, however, in the case of mice, the risk to our health is too great to not eliminate them from our homes. The sweet potatoes in the corn was a one-time thing. I don’t really see a way to plant sweet potatoes in a corn row but you could always try. http://garden.secretcorners.net/2011/05/25/planting-sweet-potatoes#c165 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:42:36 +0000 Brandon Everett [Visitor] c164@http://garden.secretcorners.net/ Hi there, I like your info on sweet taters. I have a couple questions though… Every year I plant sweet potatoes I get a great yield and it’s always more than we can eat. But, mice and other rodents have a tendency to also enjoy my sweet potatoes and often chew huge holes in them.. Do you know anyway to potentially stop these varmints? Organically and ethically of course. Also, you had said some of your sweet potatoes ended up growing in your corn rows. Have you ever intentionally planted sweet potatoes in the corn rows? I know people will plant beans and squash in the corn patch. Wonder if sweet potatoes would work? Thanks and I like your site! http://garden.secretcorners.net/2011/05/25/planting-sweet-potatoes#c164