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Moles - how to remove them?

Joanne!Joanne! Posts: 9
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Molehills initially on lawns, but after placing a mole deterrent (vibration/sonic pulse) which has deterred from lawns, they have now left altogether and are now tunnelling through my borders which is pushing up my plants.  Any proven ideas (humane only) to move them off my land altogether.
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Humanely I have no idea at all, tried the usual things, right down to noisy birthday cards. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Joanne!Joanne! Posts: 9
    Pickled onions - really...!  I will try anything and give it a go.


  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
    Hi All,

    @pansyface mentioned this a while back so I tried it in my garden.
    Hubby thought I'd totally lost the plot  ....
    That was over 6 months ago .... and I can tell you IT WORKS tu 
    No moles here since .... there are still plenty around in the woods and fields that border our garden, just not in here.
    I've still got the rest of the jar left.

    So well worth trying .... many thanks pansyface.

    Bee xx
    Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
    Meant to say cheapo onions from Tesco are £0.30 for a big jar.
    Bee x
    Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    pansyface said:
    Glad to be of help, bee witched.😁
    We have one (or more) running riot at the moment. Local farmer has a range of medieval killing traps but I couldn't bring myself to use those. Pickled onions eh? OH will think I've lost the plot!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Can't get that kind of pickled onion here and no malt vinegar either.  Could try making my own with spirit vinegar.

    We have tried the noisy things and smelly things and humane traps (hopeless), mole blasters too (available in France and Belgium but not the UK).  They work very well but can also be set off by curious dogs and cats.  At least the critters catch an occasional mole but not often enough.   They're having a fine time in our grass.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Very interesting, I will try that,  moles channel right along the edge of the flower beds up turning everything in their way. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Wow, must try it! We are taking the car when we go to Norfolk this summer so I'll stock up! Have used deterrents, traps, sonic thingies, mole bombs (French) to not much avail. But they have started selling malt vinegar in Dordogne.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I have never tried this but I think you certainly should give it a go - and please report back. The only solution I found was to have them trapped but I would much rather they survived somewhere else. Mind you, your neighbours may not be so keen.
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    We have trouble with moles. So far I have tried the vinegar/onions/garlic and that didn't work. We have tried a humane trap but he went around it. I have planted euphorbia a plenty plus crown imperial which they are supposed to hate. So far we have not seen any sign of it being active this year but I'm sure it will be back. I have sort of given up to be honest. Not very helpful, maybe it's worth investing in a professional mole catcher. 
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