保护球茎免受动物和寒冷天气的侵害
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It would not be autumn without planting advice from Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano.
如果没有美联社园艺专家杰西卡·达米亚诺的种植建议，秋天就不算完整。
Damiano recently wrote about her experience planting garlic cloves.
达米亚诺最近写了她种植蒜瓣的经历。
She was concerned not just about protecting them from low winter temperatures.
她不仅关心如何保护它们免受冬季低温的影响。
She was worried that animals would dig up her bulbs and eat them.
她担心动物会把她的球茎挖出来吃掉。
Tulips, daffodils and garlic, for example, produce bulbs that bloom in the spring in places that have four seasons and cold winters.
例如，郁金香、水仙和蒜在四季分明、冬季寒冷的地方会长出鳞茎，并在春季开花。
To keep away animals, Damiano put netting over the soil and covered it with straw to a thickness of 10 centimeters.
为了防止动物靠近，达米亚诺在土壤上铺了网，并盖上10厘米厚的稻草。
She said this is good to do with any bulbs, especially ones like garlic, tulips and crocuses.
她说这对任何球茎植物都适用，尤其是大蒜、郁金香和番红花这类。
That is because animals like to eat the bulbs of these plants.
那是因为动物喜欢吃这些植物的球茎。
Protecting bulbs
保护灯泡
Netting or a kind of fencing called chicken wire can serve as a physical barrier that prevents animals from digging up plants.
网或一种称为鸡丝网的围栏可以作为物理屏障，防止动物挖出植物。
Such barriers do not block sunlight and water from reaching the soil.
这种屏障不会阻挡阳光和水分到达土壤。
Damiano said they can be secured to the ground with pieces of wood or rocks.
达米亚诺说，可以用木块或石头将它们固定在地面上。
They can be removed in the spring.
它们可以在春天被移除。
Straw is a good mulch material that helps keep the temperature of the soil from changing too much.
稻草是一种良好的覆盖材料，有助于防止土壤温度变化过大。
That can help avoid damage to plants caused by freezing and thawing conditions.
这有助于避免因冻融条件对植物造成的损害。
It also keeps the soil from drying out.
它还能防止土壤变干。
Protecting soil is important during the winter when cold dry weather can damage even the strongest plants.
冬季保护土壤很重要，因为寒冷干燥的天气甚至会损害最强壮的植物。
Straw, hay, what is the difference?
稻草和干草有什么区别？
Damiano said it is important to use straw, not hay, in your garden.
达米亚诺说，在花园里使用稻草而不是干草很重要。
Hay is animal feed.
干草是动物饲料。
It contains tall grass, alfalfa, clover and other seeds that will cause problems in your garden.
它含有高草、苜蓿、三叶草和其他会在你的花园里造成问题的种子。
She said straw is leftover material from crop harvesting.
她说秸秆是农作物收割后的剩余材料。
It is better because it has fewer seeds.
它更好，因为它的籽更少。
Damiano also said straw is less likely to contain chemicals used for insect control on crops.
达米亚诺还表示，秸秆中含有农作物杀虫剂的可能性较小。
Straw is also good for other purposes around your house, the gardening expert noted.
园艺专家指出，稻草在家里还有其他用途也很不错。
Fertilizers and repellants
肥料和驱虫剂
Damiano does not like to use some popular fertilizers such as bone meal, blood meal or fish fertilizers.
达米亚诺不喜欢使用骨粉、血粉或鱼肥等一些流行的肥料。
She said hungry animals might find such fertilizers appealing.
她说，饥饿的动物可能会觉得这类肥料很有吸引力。
She also advises not to leave parts of bulbs on the ground in your garden because they might be a sign to animals that there is food nearby.
她还建议不要把球茎的残块留在地里，因为这可能向动物发出信号，表明附近有食物。
There are many products meant to keep away animals that eat bulbs, which include squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks and others.
有许多产品旨在驱赶那些啃食球茎的动物，包括松鼠、兔子、花栗鼠等。
Damiano does not use repellants because they must be must be replaced often.
达米亚诺不使用驱虫剂，因为它们必须经常更换。
She said she does not like doing garden work when it is cold outside.
她说她不喜欢在外面冷的时候做园艺工作。
Some repellants can be used to treat bulbs before planting.
一些驱虫剂可以在种植前用于处理球茎。
But, she said, they wear off over time.
但她说，它们会随着时间推移而逐渐失效。
Damiano considered a physical barrier like netting or chicken wire to be the best defense.
达米亚诺认为，像网或铁丝网这样的物理屏障是最好的防御手段。
But, she added, the repellants and other methods can be effective so long as you are diligent.
但她补充说，只要勤用，驱蚊剂和其他方法就能见效。
I’m Mario Ritter, Jr.
我是小马里奥·里特。
Jessica Damiano reported this story for the Associated Press.
杰西卡·达米亚诺为美联社报道了这一故事。
Mario Ritter, Jr. adapted it for VOA Learning English.
小马里奥·里特为VOA英语学习频道改编了此文。
