I have a continuing mole problem and bought a trap, but he's a wily little rodent and started digging off at a tangent. I read somewhere that a kid's windmill drives them mad and it worked a treat, a 99p toy has proved more effective than a £7.00 trap. We seem to have come to an understanding now he never surfaces on the lawn but in the flowerbeds.
The mole problem is getting worse as it now comes to the surface in the lawn/grass/turf in the morning, and yesterday there were 3 moleshills made between 7 am when I looked out and there were none, to 8.30 am when my husband went for the paper.
It has also tried to come up in one of the flower beds, but I'm starting to plant it up and have laid weed supressant down, so there is only a large lump under that.
The nematodes I sent for arrived yesterday, so we are going to put them in today. Fingers crossed they work!!
I'm also going shopping today and will look for a card with music.
If all else fails we will resort to a trap, reluctantly on my part though.
If planning for hte longer term and wanting to keep moles away from an area for years to come, you could try a natural and traditional Japanese solution for moles. The bulb used has protected temple gardens and rice paddy crops for hundreds of years. From personal experience, I can vouch that this works!
The moles won't go anywhere in the vicinity of this bulb when digging. By just having bulbs in a garden bed, it is usually enough to protect large areas of lawn nearby as well. It is a relatively unobtrusive plant, ecept for when it throws up vibrant red flowers each year at the start of Autumn, for a few weeks.
This is obviously not an instant solution, nor one for realy large areas of open turf, but it works well for garden beds (and rice paddies!) I haven't seen this used outside Japan. I hope this information helps....
Try a mix of castor oil, washing up liquid and water and pour down holes. I would mix a 1/4 pint of castor oil and the same of washing up liquid to 2 pints of warm water. They do not like this. It worked for me in my garden and they soon moved out
Do you mean that amount for each hole Lavetera? Because at the moment we have 6 holes and both sides of us have quite a few too. One side of us has a cat, so I don't think that works either
I have personally had experience of mole hills which I dealt with in a similar fashion to that of the music card only my solution was a child’s windmill, cheap and noisy. Depending on how large an area is effected will depend on how many you need but starting with three of so which can always be increased if necessary. Push the windmills into the molehill and let the wind do the rest. Moles hate noise and the continual rattle of the windmill will drive them away. I was told of this cure a long time ago and have personally used the method as did a publican friend who had a big problem in the pubs garden.
We have quite a big garden and thankfully they seem to stay towards the end of it. Will try some windmills. One neighbour tried putting upside down empty cans on sticks, it worked for awhile, but of course the don't look great and he took them down. Many thanks
Sorry to put a bit of a damper on your enthusiasum, but we have tried all of those things suggested and ........................we still have moles. Even putting 200 gallons of grey water from the septic tank down the runs (another story) only kept them away for a couple of seasons. Our cats have had 7 this year, and still we have mole hills in the borders.
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I have a continuing mole problem and bought a trap, but he's a wily little rodent and started digging off at a tangent. I read somewhere that a kid's windmill drives them mad and it worked a treat, a 99p toy has proved more effective than a £7.00 trap. We seem to have come to an understanding now he never surfaces on the lawn but in the flowerbeds.
It has also tried to come up in one of the flower beds, but I'm starting to plant it up and have laid weed supressant down, so there is only a large lump under that.
The nematodes I sent for arrived yesterday, so we are going to put them in today. Fingers crossed they work!!
I'm also going shopping today and will look for a card with music.
If all else fails we will resort to a trap, reluctantly on my part though.
If planning for hte longer term and wanting to keep moles away from an area for years to come, you could try a natural and traditional Japanese solution for moles. The bulb used has protected temple gardens and rice paddy crops for hundreds of years. From personal experience, I can vouch that this works!
More about the plant here:
http://www.homediystuff.com/eradicating-moles-naturally-red-spider-lily/
The moles won't go anywhere in the vicinity of this bulb when digging. By just having bulbs in a garden bed, it is usually enough to protect large areas of lawn nearby as well. It is a relatively unobtrusive plant, ecept for when it throws up vibrant red flowers each year at the start of Autumn, for a few weeks.
This is obviously not an instant solution, nor one for realy large areas of open turf, but it works well for garden beds (and rice paddies!) I haven't seen this used outside Japan. I hope this information helps....
Try a mix of castor oil, washing up liquid and water and pour down holes. I would mix a 1/4 pint of castor oil and the same of washing up liquid to 2 pints of warm water. They do not like this. It worked for me in my garden and they soon moved out
get a cat! Mine used to wait patiently & catch them when they surfaced!
Do you mean that amount for each hole Lavetera? Because at the moment we have 6 holes and both sides of us have quite a few too. One side of us has a cat, so I don't think that works either
I have personally had experience of mole hills which I dealt with in a similar fashion to that of the music card only my solution was a child’s windmill, cheap and noisy. Depending on how large an area is effected will depend on how many you need but starting with three of so which can always be increased if necessary. Push the windmills into the molehill and let the wind do the rest. Moles hate noise and the continual rattle of the windmill will drive them away. I was told of this cure a long time ago and have personally used the method as did a publican friend who had a big problem in the pubs garden.
Good luck, just pray the wind keeps blowing.
We have quite a big garden and thankfully they seem to stay towards the end of it. Will try some windmills. One neighbour tried putting upside down empty cans on sticks, it worked for awhile, but of course the don't look great and he took them down. Many thanks
Sorry to put a bit of a damper on your enthusiasum, but we have tried all of those things suggested and ........................we still have moles. Even putting 200 gallons of grey water from the septic tank down the runs (another story) only kept them away for a couple of seasons. Our cats have had 7 this year, and still we have mole hills in the borders.
Sorry.