Holey...Moley...!

Holey…Moley…!

Let me set the stage for you. The morning after a severe line of storms comes through I go outside to check on my garden. As Kelly will tell you, I worry about the garden in storms. As it turned out, things got really wet and some branches came down, but we were okay. Tonight, they’re calling for frost (seems like I can’t win some days).

Okay, back to the story. I went outside just after first light this morning (6:30, or so) and checked on it. As I started looking out, I was shocked to find an odd looking divot in my Pepper plot which, as you recall, I planted on Sunday! Anyway, I walked over to the hole expecting to the see Pepper plant in the divot. To my surprise and initial confusion, there was no plant to be found, just a whole in the dirt (think sinkhole the size of your foot) that led to a smooth tunnel the size of a softball.

Well, I’m no expert on pests so I called one. Dadsy told me that I had a Mole that was eating my crops. This one also ate the dowel that was supporting the plant! He told me that he, as a professional, couldn’t do much with rodents because they are protected. He figured I’d have to gas it. Honestly, this troubled me.

The fact is, I invaded his territory. It’s not like a mouse in the house or a bat in the attic (don’t panic, we don’t have that issue) that has invaded the human space. I did go into his. So, I wasn’t inclined to gas the poor thing with Chlorine (think WW1 trenches here) but wasn’t aware of much else to do.

So, I went to Lowe’s (get ready, and *collective gasps emanate from the reading audience*). They have this thing, see picture, that you put into the ground and it vibrates or pulses which repels Moles, Voles, and Shrews (Oh My!). As a bonus, it is also solar powered. We’ll have to see if it works.

Also, if anybody has any other suggestions of how to get rid of Moles without lethal actions, I’m all ears.