Re: *%&$#@ Moles!
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- Subject: Re: *%&$#@ Moles!
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 07:52:30 -0500
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Sue Callaghan wrote:
> 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
Are you sure they are moles and not voles. If they are voles, they will
make little holes in the ground. If so, put a mouse trap with peanut butter
on it. Don't forget to put something over the whole thing to protect other
animals. My neighbor did this and caught 37 voles on one weekend.
--
What's the difference between ignorance and indifference? I don't know and
I don't care.
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Jack
