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[SHADEGARDENS] Spring/Moles

Hi Claire,

Yes, the conversation is light lately.  Spring is almost here and some of
us are having a "break" in the weather, so I expect outdoor activities are
in progress.

The current issue of "Organic Gardening" has an article on control of
moles.  Has anyone else read this?  Moles can be a pest if they disturb
(up-root?) plants, but they do not eat the roots as gophers and voles do.

A soil treatment of a solution of one ounce of caster oil, and a few drops
of dish detergent,  per gallon of water is shown to be an effective
repellent, according to tests done in Michigan.

If anyone has experience with repelling moles, please share with us.

Sherryl Sandersfeld  Norman, Ok zone 7a
At 10:35 AM 3/17/98 EST, you wrote:
>Is SHADEGARDENS quiet this week or has mail gone elsewhere?
>
>Master gardeners all over New York are teaching spring garden workshops. I
>have two friends teaching, one doing hosta, one doing general shade
gardening.
>
>The shade teacher had 86 people in her class on a snowy day in what is a
small
>upstate NY county.
>
>Most new shade gardeners, she tells me, want lots of flowers.  Instructing
>with foliage, shape, and texture was difficult.
>
>There is a good subject.
>
>Claire Peplowski
>East Nassau, NY
>zone 4
>
>
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