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Gz 28-04-2011 05:21 PM

Moles
 
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.

Greg

Bill who putters 28-04-2011 05:52 PM

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In article
,
Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.

Greg


Look at the mole plant aka Caper Spurge.

http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/ephla.htm

--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon

http://www.earthknowledge.net/map/






David Hare-Scott[_2_] 28-04-2011 10:43 PM

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Gz wrote:
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.

Greg


You don't need cats but hats and SPF30+ sun cream.

D

Doug Freyburger 29-04-2011 04:44 PM

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Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention.


One place I lived had an issue with moles. I located one of the tunnels
and inserted my garden hose. I ran the water for about two hours. No
more moles that year in my back yard.

I got cats.


The garden hose trick does not work to get rid of cats.

Bob F 29-04-2011 05:54 PM

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Doug Freyburger wrote:
Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention.


One place I lived had an issue with moles. I located one of the
tunnels and inserted my garden hose. I ran the water for about two
hours. No more moles that year in my back yard.

I got cats.


The garden hose trick does not work to get rid of cats.


The water would be useless unless your soil is amazingly non-porous to water. In
my yard, it wouldn't stay in the tunnels more than a few feet.



Doug Freyburger 29-04-2011 07:39 PM

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Bob F wrote:
Doug Freyburger wrote:
Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention.


One place I lived had an issue with moles. I located one of the
tunnels and inserted my garden hose. I ran the water for about two
hours. No more moles that year in my back yard.


The water would be useless unless your soil is amazingly non-porous to water. In
my yard, it wouldn't stay in the tunnels more than a few feet.


The dirt was pretty hard in that place, agreed. Pain in the back to
break it up to plant anything. No clue how the moles did it in So Cal
hard packed dirt.

Gunner[_3_] 29-04-2011 07:55 PM

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On Apr 28, 9:21*am, Gz wrote:
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.

Greg


On Apr 28, 9:21 am, Gz wrote:
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.

Greg



Not really, you have to kill em off or reduce their food source so
they move on. Trapping is the most successful, used along with
product to control soil grubs and larvae like the crane fly. Keep in
mind that they are aerating soil and keeping the soil insect
population in check. On the other hand they sure do tunnel...alot.

I have seen some good "mole" cats, but I'm not a fan because they
stalk and kill birds when mole hunting is slow( which is most of the
time) and our feral population is growing too fast. A neighbor
brought some mole killing gummie worms. Haven't heard his results as
yet. Maybe someone here has.


[email protected] 29-04-2011 09:23 PM

Moles
 
On Apr 29, 2:55*pm, Gunner wrote:
On Apr 28, 9:21*am, Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


On Apr 28, 9:21 am, Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


Not really, you have to *kill em off or reduce their food source so
they move on. *Trapping is the most successful, used along with
product to control soil grubs and larvae like the crane fly. Keep in
mind that they are aerating soil and keeping the soil insect
population in check. *On the other hand they sure do tunnel...alot.

I have seen some good "mole" cats, *but I'm not a fan because they
stalk and kill birds when mole hunting is slow( which is most of the
time) *and our feral population is growing too fast. * A neighbor
brought some mole killing gummie worms. *Haven't heard his results as
yet. *Maybe someone here has.


We had a neighbor get rid of them, or at least one, with bubble gum
MJ

Bill who putters 29-04-2011 10:23 PM

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In article
,
" wrote:

On Apr 29, 2:55*pm, Gunner wrote:
On Apr 28, 9:21*am, Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


On Apr 28, 9:21 am, Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


Not really, you have to *kill em off or reduce their food source so
they move on. *Trapping is the most successful, used along with
product to control soil grubs and larvae like the crane fly. Keep in
mind that they are aerating soil and keeping the soil insect
population in check. *On the other hand they sure do tunnel...alot.

I have seen some good "mole" cats, *but I'm not a fan because they
stalk and kill birds when mole hunting is slow( which is most of the
time) *and our feral population is growing too fast. * A neighbor
brought some mole killing gummie worms. *Haven't heard his results as
yet. *Maybe someone here has.


We had a neighbor get rid of them, or at least one, with bubble gum
MJ


Juicy Fruit gum.

Plant the mole plants about more permanent.

--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon

http://www.earthknowledge.net/map/






Gz 30-04-2011 12:49 AM

Moles
 
On Apr 28, 12:52*pm, Bill who putters wrote:
In article
,

*Gz wrote:
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


*Look at the mole plant aka Caper Spurge.

http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/ephla.htm

--
Bill *S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden

"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon

http://www.earthknowledge.net/map/


I read more about it. But what if the cat eats it.
I did say DEVICES, like noise makers.

Greg

Gz 30-04-2011 12:51 AM

Moles
 
On Apr 29, 7:49*pm, Gz wrote:
On Apr 28, 12:52*pm, Bill who putters wrote:





In article
,


*Gz wrote:
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


*Look at the mole plant aka Caper Spurge.


http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/ephla.htm


--
Bill *S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden


"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon


http://www.earthknowledge.net/map/


I read more about it. But what if the cat eats it.
I did say DEVICES, like noise makers.

Greg


I think noise helped drive a ground hog off under garage

Greg

Bob F 30-04-2011 01:18 AM

Moles
 
Gz wrote:
On Apr 29, 7:49 pm, Gz wrote:
On Apr 28, 12:52 pm, Bill who putters wrote:





In article
,


Gz wrote:
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


Look at the mole plant aka Caper Spurge.


http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/ephla.htm


--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden


"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon


http://www.earthknowledge.net/map/


I read more about it. But what if the cat eats it.
I did say DEVICES, like noise makers.

Greg


I think noise helped drive a ground hog off under garage


Devices like a well operated trap maybe. Forget the noise makers, they don't
work.



Gunner[_3_] 02-05-2011 06:34 AM

Moles
 
On Apr 28, 9:21*am, Gz wrote:
any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.

Greg


Anothers viewpoints on the many mole methods:

http://tomclothier.hort.net/page39.html

Gz 02-05-2011 03:52 PM

Moles
 
On May 2, 1:34*am, Gunner wrote:
On Apr 28, 9:21*am, Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


Anothers viewpoints on the many mole methods:

http://tomclothier.hort.net/page39.html


Good, tnx.

Buddy uses oxy/ace for groundhogs. Works well.

Greg

Snag 02-05-2011 07:26 PM

Moles
 
Gz wrote:
On May 2, 1:34 am, Gunner wrote:
On Apr 28, 9:21 am, Gz wrote:

any good devices for mole prevention. I got cats.


Greg


Anothers viewpoints on the many mole methods:

http://tomclothier.hort.net/page39.html


Good, tnx.

Buddy uses oxy/ace for groundhogs. Works well.

Greg


Propane works too, and it's cheaper by far .

--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !




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