Author Topic: Mole in my veg plot  (Read 2949 times)

chriso

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Cumbria
Mole in my veg plot
« on: March 21, 2011, 03:19:31 pm »
I've got signs of a mole in among my garlic, will it eat garlic, or any other veg?

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Mole in my veg plot
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 04:32:26 pm »
Moles eat worms.  But they do a lot of damage because they push young seedlings up out of the soil, or make tunnels under their roots so they are dangling into air, or cover them with moved soil.
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ambriel

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Kinlochbervie, NW Sutherland, Scotland
  • Mad, bad, and dangerous to know!
    • Harbour Cottage
Re: Mole in my veg plot
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 05:49:09 pm »

Jasper Carrot: "There's only one way to get rid of a mole - blow its bloody head off!"

You can get non-fatal mole traps, or it might be worth cvontacting the British Traditional Mole-Catching Register: http://www.britishmolecatchers.co.uk/


SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Mole in my veg plot
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 11:39:51 pm »
I have friends who farm worms and they find the sonic deterrents work.  Sorry I can't provide any info - maybe someone else on here knows a bit more?
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