In message , Alan
writes
On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 19:13:22 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

The message
from Sue Begg contains these words:

It is the loss of all my plants and hard work in the flower bed that is
upsetting me.
The whole garden is in arable land and surrounded by a 'conservation
strip' but I assume there are more worms in the flower bed :-(

The reason there are more worms in your flower bed, could be the
protective shelter you provided (old slates surface mulch). You have
created an ideal worm world, a pleasantly dim dark place with plenty of
food and loose soil, sheltered from frost, sun, and drying wind. Where
worms congregate, the local mole is sure to follow.

So now you want to get rid of the worms to stop the moles! Sigh.......
whats the world coming to?


I was horrified to see killing the worms as a solution to the mole
problem in one search that I did.
At the moment I am disturbing the ground where the hills appear and they
seem to have taken the hint and moved onto the grass. That is great I
shall just spread the hills before I mow.
Thanks for the suggestion to plant valued plants in buried trugs, but
unfortunately it is a complex flower bed. We got married last June and
since at our age ( 21 and a very big bit ! ) we needed towels and
ornaments like a hole in the head we asked for a plant from everyone and
I have labelled these and have a flower bed full of wedding guests - If
you get my meaning, although I must admit there were a couple I would
have liked to have planted :-)
--
Sue Begg
Remove my clothes to reply

Do not mess in the affairs of dragons - for
you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!