Re: Moles and walnuts
I once heard that castor oil will drive moles away. I never had the
opportunity to try it but, I had heard that it works. I hope this helps
in some part to your problem.
R Bauman
Cincinnati, Oh
John Failor wrote:
>
> Black walnuts release a chemical into the soil,I beleive it is called
> juglanone, that is toxic to many types of plants. I am not sure if English
> walnuts do the same but since they are in the same family I would suspect
> they do. If you look at black walnuts trees they are usually solitary trees
> or at least not crowded by other trees with the exception of their own
> kind. Many other trees are sensitive to this chemical. Not sure about C.
> maxima though.
>
> My experience with fall bulbs tells me moles burrow in packs! The
> are very persistent little critters. For rodents they seem to be quite
> intelligent. I always thought mothballs would repell them so I put them all
> around my bulbs. But one day I found all the mothballs I put out packed in
> a abandoned burrow about 30 feet from the bulbs. So much for that. I think
> they would just burrow under the fence. The only method I have found
> effective is the spiked mole trap.However it tends to only be partialy
> effective and only gets the dumb ones. The smart members of the mole
> community simply back burrow when they encounter the trap blocking off the
> burrow so no other moles will not go that way.
>
> oh yeah, I almost forgot the other, seldom mentioned, somewhat
> controversial, and socially unacceptable method of repelling moles and
> other small animal pests. It is very 'organic' and 'biological' in nature
> and is probably practiced by many gardeners although they will never admit
> it. If you don't know what I am talking about check out some old posts in
> the archives about keeping moles,gophers, groundhogs out of your garden.
>
> John
>
> >Two questions!
> >My new garden has two English walnuts nearby...do these have an adverse
> >effect on the big P's?
> >Also, the snow is melting and we've found a dead mole...which tells me
> >that if there is one, there may be many (or am I making a mountain....)
> >What really works for moles without murder? Wire fencing 6-8 inches
> >deep....those sonic mole devices....mothballs in the soil.....please let me
> >know what your experience have been.
> >Regards to all
> >Kristina Ickes
> >
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