*%&$#@ Moles!

Hi all,
We have a problem with moles in our garden. Until recently they kept
their attention focussed on my bulbs and other parts of the flower
garden which annoyed me but now the little &%$#'s have moved into the
veggie patch and I really want to get rid of them. I don't want to use
poisons on them (especially near food that I eat myself) but we have run
out of ideas. We have tried various non-poison methods to no avail -
mothballs get tossed back out of the holes as soon I turn my back; they
seemed to LIKE the noise produced by the pieces of irrigation pipe we
stuck into the heaps, strong smelling herbs/weeds are treated the same
way as the moth balls and the dogs do more damage trying to dig them up
than the moles did in the first place! Does anyone out there have a
method of forcing them to move on that actually works?
I wrote in a few weeks ago about my non-producing Tomatillo plants, but
received no replies - is everyone in the US hibernating for the Winter?
I'd really appreciate some suggestions as to why I've had no fruit off
two bushes that are five months old now. Lots of blossoms, but no fruit
at all - if they set fruit, it drops off soon afterwards. The tomatoes,
peppers and everything else growing nearby are producing like crazy, so
I don't think it's a lack of water or nutrients. I was led to believe
that Tomatillos are easy to grow, but I'm not so sure now....
May you all have a peaceful, pleasant Christmas, Chanukah, Ramadaan, New
Year, Winter/Summer Solstice or whatever festival you happen to be
celebrating.
Cheers
Sue in Sunny SA
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