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What do you do with mole hills?

Beaus MumBeaus Mum Posts: 3,554
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Hi all 😊 Please can you advise what you do with mole hills?  Do you just rake the soil over?

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Yes. I've heard people say they use the earth for other things as it's nice and fine, but it's the same earth as it was before and if you remove it you will end up with hollows. Rake and resow.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I kick them level until they start to take the p.  then I put traps in the runs.
    Devon.
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    At some times of year my garden starts to resemble the Somme. 
    I use the hills as part of a potting mix.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    But won't the earth have weed seeds in it? And if you keep removing the mole hills then won't you get hollows in the lawn?
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    As the earth is what has been excavated from the tunnels underneath, in theory if you remove the hill then re-seed the top the mole will simply carry on in it's tunnel & not push more up. As others have said it is supposed to be very good in a potting mix.  Mind you real life does not always match the theory.
    AB Still learning

  • Beaus MumBeaus Mum Posts: 3,554
    Thank you everyone for your advice 😊
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