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Article: Take that, rat pack! Back Bay veterans share their anti-rodent secrets.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- August 15, 2004
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Byline: Rosemary Herbert
Whether you grow vegetables in a city plot, a suburban back yard or a rural field, you've got to cultivate some know-how to protect your crops from the chops of hungry wildlife.
As the cherry tomatoes ripen and the tasty tops of carrots and beets tempt all creatures great and small to nibble, we turned to some experienced green thumbs in the Richard D. Parker Memorial Victory Gardens in the Back Bay Fens to tell us how they sabotage the best-laid plans of rodents and other scavengers.
"First, you've got to figure out what's eating the stuff," advised Arthur Rose, 85, who has been gardening in the Fens for more than ...