Mole Alert!!!

[L Sayed]

Oh dear, we've been living in this house for 3.5 years and have never seen evidence of moles, despite our neighbours having trouble. Well, after preparing my beds last weekend, mid-week I noticed a mole-hill at the edge of one of the beds, very near to the hedge between us and next door's garden. Can I do anything now to deter them? We have a solar-powered mole deterrent but find it really noisy.

Any other ideas?

Cheers!

Laura

[golden14]

Smoke bombs that you light and place in the hole and then cover over are most effective. Or you could try a mole trap - which is very effective. You place it in the hole and the next time the mole comes along that tunnel it gets killed 100%! Not for the sqeamish though. Your only problem may be buying a mole trap as I can't recall seeing any for sale in years. I only know these two solutions as my parents had mole problems for years.

[Charl89]

people where i live put a bottle on a stick and place it in the hole so that when its windy it rattles the bottle. it worked for them and i thought it was a much nicer idea.

[mark3]

I never found why people find moles are a problem. Even as an estate gardener with
acres of lawns I coulds never find it in me to dislike them. Just what sort of perfectionist would you need to be? Personally I was happier to leave all that 'manicured lawns' nonsense behind me and keep my friendly feeling towards fat little moles. Im always pleased to share with the little fellas...beautiful little things. Ok they have this habit of running clean along a line of new carrots etc...but come on?... youre probably not depending on those carrots for your survival?...youre not even likely to be market gardening?...and so what real objection could you have to sharing the land with a furry little creature...which is aerating the soil into the bargain. Brown rats aerate the soil too I know...and I know which I preffer!

[texeltom]

had a lot of bother with them last spring,dont mind so much on the grassed areas.
this year however they have entered the raised beds that were heavily mucked last back end.so it's out with the traps to get the numbers down,no intention of wiping them out just a bit of control.

in hindsight it's my own fault really they are after the abundant brandling worms.it could pay to empty the beds this winter and line the bottoms with rabbit netting before refilling.