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Lawn care after moles

ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,064

Advice please.   Our lawn has been drilled and tunnelled by moles again this year and a combination of very dry weather followed by sudden downpours and then more dry weather has meant their tunnels have collapsed leaving mini trenches across large areas.

To add to the joy one of the dogs is a terrier and sits next to the tunnels and holes waiting to hear movement and then digs so there are head sized holes in the trenches.

It is unsightly, dangerous to walk on and uncomfortable to mow.

OH thinks we should put gravel down in the tunnels to deter the moles (as if!) and then top up with our own precious garden compost and reseed in September.

I think we should buy some soil based potting compost and fill the holes and trenches now and hope the grass will recover and seed it in September anyway.

Opinions please on the best way to recover our lawn.

 

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

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  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Buy mole traps or consult the local mole-catcher!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,064

    I can deal with the moles.  I have the technology.

    It's the aftermath that is causing problems.

    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
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601

    Gravel will not discourage them for one moment. You could buy some topsoil to fill in, tread it down well and allow time for settling, then reseed as necessary.

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,064

    Just as I thought Posy.  Thanks.

    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
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