Moles will leave your site forever: simple folk methods

19.04.2023 07:37

Every landowner knows what moles are. Not only gardeners and vegetable growers start to grieve when they appear, but also aesthetes when they see a ruined lawn.

Much is said about the benefits of moles. But in some cases, you have to fight them.

If there is such a need, then you can drive moles away from your land without any harm to the environment.

Among the country house tricks, there are such constructions as tin cans placed on reinforcement bars stuck into the ground.

But no one has yet managed to fit these products into landscape design.

Mole Nora
Photo: © Belnovosti

How to get rid of moles

To get rid of the animal without ruining the lawn, you need to take advantage of the moles' weaknesses.

As is known, they navigate underground using their sense of smell.

If you know what smells disgust animals, you can keep them away from your land for a long time.

The easiest option is to dig up a mole's hole and place a rag soaked in technical liquid in the underground passage left by the animal.

You can use a solution of bleach or kerosene, ammonia or turpentine.

There are also more environmentally friendly options. They say that all rodents avoid the smell of tar.

Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor