Molehills
Last post 09-12-2008 8:30 PM by Digger. 27 replies.
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22/03/2005 09:53 AM
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- Obelix
- Belgium
- 24 Nov 2004
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No greenfly - yet - and no ladybirds but I have spotted a bumble bee and they're usually first. Only the miniature daffs are flowering so far but the snowdrops and crocuses are still going strong. On Sunday I planted out the sweet peas and we moved all our patio pots out of the bullshed and into full sun against a wall so I hope they will start into growth now.
I went out yesterday and took cuttings of assorted cornus, salix and so on. Fingers crossed the waning moon will help them to root. Today and tomorrow are supposed to be well-aspected for transplanting flowering plants and strawberries so I'm planting out roses, hellebores and my three smelly shrubs from Kalmthout that have been in sheltered pots for ages. The ground has thawed and dried and is quite easy to work just now so I'm taking advantage.
Happy squishing and pampering, William.
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26/03/2005 09:44 AM
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- William
- 24 Nov 2004
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Over here spring seems to be well on its way now (although another cold spell is predicted) the broken hearts stems and foliage is really racing up. The clems are doing well. I'm just a bit worried about one of my hedera helix 'goldheart'. That has got quite a lot of nasty brown blotches on its leaves. I'll have to wait and see how that develops.
Happy Gardening, William
(Netherlands)
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04/04/2005 03:44 PM
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- Obelix
- Belgium
- 24 Nov 2004
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HI William - just back from a week's skiing and the garden has run away with itself. The slugs have been tucking in to my daff blossoms and also two of my baby clematis and everything is very dry. The lawn has grown amazingly since I cut it on the 24th and there are buds and new shoots all over the place. Lots of clearing and sorting to be done. I hope your ivy is OK. Maybe it was just a frost attack in that very cold spell.
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04/04/2005 05:25 PM
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- William
- 24 Nov 2004
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Hi Obelix,
The garden is on a roller coaster ride at the moment. Bulbs in flower all over the place and I do believemy wisteria (fl. longissima alba) is to produce its first flower...
I suppose the Ivy will recover well, I've applies some vertical tyne raking to it and removedmost of the affected leaves. I suppose it's something fungal.
I haven't been on the boards much last week and the week before, due to a combinations of upset bowels (which is bad) and being quite busy (which is quite good)
I hope your skiing went fine, haven't been myself this year. I prefer early january. Quite cold but good snow and barely anybody in your way....
See you.
Happy Gardening, William
(Netherlands)
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15/04/2005 10:29 AM
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- Obelix
- Belgium
- 24 Nov 2004
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Sorry about the bugs and hope all is well now. We have to ski during school hols and chose Easter this year as it was early and we had to get out of thehouse for major repairs. It was OK but a bit soft towards the end of the afternoon.
Glad you're busy and hope all goes well with the ivy. Do let me know about your wisteria flowers.
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17/04/2005 03:34 PM
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- h
- 21 Mar 2005
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I'd say Ratty's your boy. Toad would probably blow himsef up!
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19/04/2005 08:37 AM
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- Obelix
- Belgium
- 24 Nov 2004
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Not if I get to him first!!
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31/08/2007 06:21 PM
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I had a terrible problem with moles in my last garden. My father found the solution...chewing gum! He told me to chew on some spearmint gum roll it up and tuck it into the mole hill. I was dubious but desperate. I did this and poor old Mr Mole never broke surface again. This remedy was repeated for all the hills and there were many of them. Total cost of the solution was about 50p a far cry from the many punds that I had already spent on a variety of treaments and pest controllers that did nothing to abate the problem. Try it, its just the cost of a packet of gum.
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01/09/2007 01:38 PM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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That's amazing, winterwood, I would never have thought of using chewing gum as a mole deterrent. My dad gets moles in the garden so I'll mention the idea to him. He'll be attracted by the cheapness of the solution, if not the gum!
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08/12/2008 10:34 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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aah Dr. Matthew, This looks a little like an advertisement for personal gain, although saying that you are offering something that someone did express an interest in knowing some time ago, anyway i'm not a moderator, but someone will grass on you very quickly.
As for the moles they can be a damn nuisance, I use the scissor type traps, I've used them for many a year with much success, i don't always like killing the moles but they do so much damage and they can cause collapse in the ground and injure livestock, if they fall into the collapsed ground. On the plus side mole hill soil is nice and fine and crumbly ideal to mix with peat for making growing media
digger 
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09/12/2008 07:54 AM
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www.defra.gov.uk/rds/publications/technical/tan_03.pdf
Beware the bat-eared bogweevil
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09/12/2008 08:09 PM
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- Susiq
- Northumberland
- 16 Feb 2008
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Digger are you gonna be the 'MOLE'/GRASS or am I?!?!?! and yes agreed, they make the best soil ever!! Boggy - can't get your link to work?!?
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09/12/2008 08:30 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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 Ha susiq, i didn't get boggy's dodgy link to work either I had to copy and paste it, it just takes you to some guff about mole traps etc..
digger
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