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Moles

(35 Posts)
MrsKen33 Fri 17-Feb-23 18:59:04

They are burrowing under my fruit trees, disturbing the roots. We don’t want to kill them, just get them to move on.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 17-Feb-23 18:38:48

Oh no!,

The U.K. has one of the worst bio-diversities in the world. Please don’t kill them. They are the dearest little things and they are perfectly entitled to live their lives without human interference.

Re-think your garden.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 17-Feb-23 18:23:29

I didn’t try that, nor would I!

MrsKen33 Fri 17-Feb-23 18:23:14

I’ll mention that to DH. 🫤

Nannytopsy Fri 17-Feb-23 18:21:35

I think you are supposed to get men’s urine and put it in the holes.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 17-Feb-23 17:56:55

We eventually had to resort to the local mole catcher. I hated doing it but the lawn was starting to resemble the Somme.

Joseanne Fri 17-Feb-23 17:40:26

I can't remember exactly what they were, but we tried some sort of explosive charges ... unsuccessfully.

MrsKen33 Fri 17-Feb-23 17:40:19

Thank you. It will look pretty also.

BeverleyJB Fri 17-Feb-23 17:34:11

A keen gardener friend of mine told me that moles hate vibration and noise. He used to part bury a glass bottle in the ground (with the top half or 2/3 above the ground) and put one of the children's plastic windmill toys in it. When the wind catches the windmill the sails going round creates vibration that passes through the tin into the ground. Cheap & cheerful and effective - also easy to move around.
Good luck!

MrsKen33 Fri 17-Feb-23 17:28:56

Anyone know of a sure but kind way to get rid of moles. They are devastating our garden