Moles: is this the solution?
S
ir ~ On our plot we
have an area enclosed
in shadecloth and
plastic, where we are
able to grow some vegetables
in winter.
We constructed permanent
beds lined on the outside with
bricks, where we
replaced the heavy
clay soil with a mix
of river sand,
compost and soil.
So we should be
able to have carrots
all year round,
despite the harsh
frost. However, we
are thwarted by
moles - more
Grrrr.... mole heap in the carrot patch
MAILBAG
precisely mole-rats that enjoy the
succulent roots just as
much as we do.
And, like all good
gardeners we have
tried everything to
Bed bottom lined with weldmesh
deter them, from
and lined it with fine weld
lining the bottoms of the beds mesh. Then we refilled it with
with broken bottles to
a new mix of soil, compost
whirling cooldrink bottles atop and sand and planted more
cane stakes to attempts at
carrot seeds. Let's hope that
fumigating them with a
this will be enough of a
hosepipe attached to a car
deterrent.
exhaust, to flooding them out. We live in hope
So we dug out a bed again
Bapsfontein
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