I have a very small patch of ground in which to garden–3×10′. I do everything organically–natural fertilizers, worms, no pesticides, etc. Last year I had rats so bad in my little spot in suburbia, I didn’t harvest a single tomato. They all got eaten. I tried Urine-Away, traps, (got two), and I am prepared to use poison traps this year. I know it affects the environment negatively, as the rats will die somewhere and the poison will leech into the earth. But if they don’t die and decompose in my garden, and the poison is kept to the trap, I don’t see how it affects my personal harvest. I’d just like to have one this year! I know this is not the ideal method, and I would prefer a more natural way, but nothing else has worked. I want them out of my garden, away from my kids, and certainly not in my house!
Is it still considered organic gardening if you use poison traps for rats?
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November 26th, 2011 - 3:26 pm
Here’s a couple other suggestions for organic gardening rats. Barbershop hair scattered throughout the garden, protect and thickly spread around the plants you want to. Needs renewing after each rain. A radio set to play country-western or rap music. All the critters hate it! Fireplace ashes scattered thickly around the plants.
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November 26th, 2011 - 4:26 pm
You would have to ask an organic instructor for that one. If you do not have one, phone 1 406 436 2031 which is the nr for the Independent Organic Inspector’s Association. I know the head lady there and she answers questions on rules and regs Organic. and does inspections of gardens in this area.
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November 26th, 2011 - 5:11 pm
Sometimes you have no choice. Get Ramix pellets at a good garden center or farm store. You put the pellets in the rat hole (s) and cover the hole with something that can not easily be moved. The rats take it back to their nests and do not come back. I’ve had a couple of times rats. They were attracted by bird seeds in the winter. Am A long time ago we had a rat in the next compost, where it was nice and warm.
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November 26th, 2011 - 5:13 pm
I would not worry about the organic ness of it if you are not certified organic. But I would not use poisons as there is a chance the poison will leach into the ground when the rat this but it is far more likely the rat wants to poison other wildlife (hawks, snakes, etc.) or neighborhood dogs and cats who eat the dying rat / poisoned corpse. Traps are not as effective on nearly as dangerous as poisons. I have found that putting 1 or 2 unbaited traps in a box (for rats it will have to be a big box as the rat traps are 2x larger than mousetraps). http://mofga. org / Default. aspx? tabid = 833 for a nice article on these boxes. I have started using them and they work very well. catching voles 3 to 5 a day from three boxes. way up from one every 2 or 3 days with just traps. So I would go the natural route and encourage snakes in my yard. Rat snakes are not poisonous or aggressive toward humans. I have noticed when I have a healthy snake population I have very few rats (even with having grain for livestock around). Like everything with organic growing you need to use a multifaceted approach.