Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole population,
plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without warning. How do we get rid of them? -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
"Jake" wrote ... "Bob Hobden" wrote: Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole population, plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without warning. How do we get rid of them? Unless your allotment is massive, the chances are you only have one or maybe two moles - they're solitary creatures. Mole smokes and vibrators don't work in my experience. Really you need to trap the little blighter. You can get either "catch" traps - little cages - or "kill" traps - spring loaded caliper type things - depending on how animal friendly you are. Then it's a case of digging down into one of the runs (the mole will run around its territory regularly) and place the trap. Then you either dispose of the body or release the animal somewhere else. Note re vibrators - these are anti-mole vibrators and as far as I know, Ann Summers doesn't sell them! And for the avoidance of doubt, burying them alive is not a reliable solution! My garden was designed by moles but that's another story! One of the local GCs had an Anti-mole vibrator for sale cheap last year, box damaged, so I bought it. First strong rain it filled with water and has never worked since. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
On 06/28/2010 05:31 PM, Bob Hobden wrote:
Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole population, plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without warning. How do we get rid of them? Heh, the quick answer is: you don't. The only temporary solution is traps, but others will quickly appear to take over the galleries. You don't eradicate moles, you control them. If you're lucky! (And somewhat skilled, certain wily moles can be bugger-all to catch.) -E |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:31:13 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote:
Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole population, plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without warning. How do we get rid of them? Google 'Jasper Carrot Mole' for a wonderful routine! |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
On 28/06/2010 19:31, Emery Davis wrote:
On 06/28/2010 05:31 PM, Bob Hobden wrote: Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole population, plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without warning. How do we get rid of them? Heh, the quick answer is: you don't. The only temporary solution is traps, but others will quickly appear to take over the galleries. You don't eradicate moles, you control them. If you're lucky! (And somewhat skilled, certain wily moles can be bugger-all to catch.) -E They are running riot this year in my lawns, vegetable garden and flower borders, a right mess and downright dangerous too when the ground suddenly collapses and twists your ankle. I've tried those scissor traps without much luck also the copper coloured traps. The moles just bury them in soil! The surrounding fields are full of them too, so even if I evict them from my land there are plenty more in the housing chain waiting to take their place. :-( -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
On 28/06/2010 16:31, Bob Hobden wrote:
Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole population, plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without warning. How do we get rid of them? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:08:34 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:
Employ a mole catcher to set traps. Janet But beware! Near Manchester city at the sign of the plough There lived a molecatcher, I can tell you how. Chorus (after each verse): Singing lor te lie day, well well, Lor te lie little lie, Lor te lie day He goes a-molecatching from morning till night And a young fellow came for to play with his wife. Now the molecatcher jealous of this very same thing, He hid in the wash house to watch him come in. Now when this young fellow come over the stile That caused the molecatcher so foxy to smile. He knocked at the door and this he did say, “Oh where is your husband, good woman, I pray?” “He's gone a-moletrapping, you need have no fear,” But little she thought the molecatcher was near. She went off upstairs and he followed her sign And the ole molecatcher crept close up behind. Now when that young fellow's in the midst of his frolics The molecatcher trapped him quite fast by the jackets. The trap it bit tight and he laughed at the sight, Saying, “Here's the best mole that I've caught in me life.” “I'll make you pay well for ploghing my land And the money it will cost you no less than ten pound.” “Very well,” says the young fellow, “The money I don't mind, That only works out about tuppence a time.” So come all young fellows and mind what you're at, Don't you ever get caught in the molecatcher's trap. |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
On 29/06/10 14:57, Derek Turner wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:08:34 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote: Employ a mole catcher to set traps. Janet But beware! Near Manchester city at the sign of the plough There lived a molecatcher, I can tell you how. Chorus (after each verse): Singing lor te lie day, well well, Lor te lie little lie, Lor te lie day He goes a-molecatching from morning till night And a young fellow came for to play with his wife. Now the molecatcher jealous of this very same thing, He hid in the wash house to watch him come in. Now when this young fellow come over the stile That caused the molecatcher so foxy to smile. He knocked at the door and this he did say, Oh where is your husband, good woman, I pray? He's gone a-moletrapping, you need have no fear, But little she thought the molecatcher was near. She went off upstairs and he followed her sign And the ole molecatcher crept close up behind. Now when that young fellow's in the midst of his frolics The molecatcher trapped him quite fast by the jackets. The trap it bit tight and he laughed at the sight, Saying, Here's the best mole that I've caught in me life. I'll make you pay well for ploghing my land And the money it will cost you no less than ten pound. Very well, says the young fellow, The money I don't mind, That only works out about tuppence a time. So come all young fellows and mind what you're at, Don't you ever get caught in the molecatcher's trap. There's a potential making mountains out of mole hills joke lurking in there somewhere |
Moles! How to rid oneself of them?
On 2010-06-28 20:16:41 +0100, David in Normandy
said: On 28/06/2010 19:31, Emery Davis wrote: On 06/28/2010 05:31 PM, Bob Hobden wrote: Our allotment is getting like Grand Central for the local mole population, plants constantly undermined and walkways giving way without warning. How do we get rid of them? Heh, the quick answer is: you don't. The only temporary solution is traps, but others will quickly appear to take over the galleries. You don't eradicate moles, you control them. If you're lucky! (And somewhat skilled, certain wily moles can be bugger-all to catch.) -E They are running riot this year in my lawns, vegetable garden and flower borders, a right mess and downright dangerous too when the ground suddenly collapses and twists your ankle. I've tried those scissor traps without much luck also the copper coloured traps. The moles just bury them in soil! The surrounding fields are full of them too, so even if I evict them from my land there are plenty more in the housing chain waiting to take their place. :-( I shot a mole last week. Noticed that one of the mounds of earth dotted around the lawn was moving. Got a chair and an air rifle and just waited for part of its body to break cover. Couldn't miss. |
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