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judith



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

She's been gone a long time. Do you think the moles have got her?

hedgewitch



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 11:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

judith wrote:
She's been gone a long time. Do you think the moles have got her?
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M-J? Nah -- the moles are about to be made an offer they can't refuse, I reckon...

Mary-Jane



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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hedgewitch wrote:
M-J? Nah -- the moles are about to be made an offer they can't refuse, I reckon...


Yup...

Well - wishful thinking at least. Sorry for delay - no, I wasn't wrestling with the moles...although I have secured an eviction order from the local County Court

We've got 3 paddocks - one small one and two larger ones, which added up come to about 5 acres in total. Jack (aged 12) was sent up the scaffolding to the top of the house with binoculars to have a look and he estimates: small paddock has 40, the two larger paddocks have around 30-ish and 50-ish apiece. They do all seem to be quite close together - but in those 3 distinct places.

So - Bodger, Slayer of Moles, whaddya reckon?

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
Beckyess wrote:
I have a mole catching poodle if that helps
Becky


A moodle?

we know another thread like this children
nice one mate

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 2:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

flooding ?
or is that too harsh

Bodger



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Half a dozen moles tops ! But they are quite industrious at this time of year. PM the adress of MJ and G mansions and I'll stick you some traps in the post and you can let me have them back at the Welsh Smallholders Show.
I'll put some rudimentary instructions on here as to how to use them and you and Gervase should have countless hours of fun and disapointment.

Mary-Jane



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

bodger wrote:
Half a dozen moles tops ! But they are quite industrious at this time of year. PM the adress of MJ and G mansions and I'll stick you some traps in the post and you can let me have them back at the Welsh Smallholders Show.
I'll put some rudimentary instructions on here as to how to use them and you and Gervase should have countless hours of fun and disapointment.


Oooh ta mate - that'll be great. And what japes we shall have...

Nanny



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

how many moles to make a pair of trousers do you reckon?

perhaps you could start a cottage industry and a new career could be yours

there are so many rocks in our garden that the moles probably gave up on this plot

haven't seen a single one in my garden

(famous last words)

alison
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Here is a business built on pests!

https://www.kiwikate.co.uk/

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nanny wrote:
how many moles to make a pair of trousers do you reckon?

perhaps you could start a cottage industry and a new career could be yours

there are so many rocks in our garden that the moles probably gave up on this plot

haven't seen a single one in my garden

(famous last words)


plenty maybe 150 ish

Nanny



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 07 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

wow

where do you find a colony of 150 moles then if they all live seperately?

Beckyess



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 07 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

alison wrote:
Here is a business built on pests!

https://www.kiwikate.co.uk/


lol! If I remember rightly there are about 70 million possums that need to be controlled.
Becky

tinyclanger



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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 07 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Pop a few musical cards down the mole runs. Fold the cards back so that they play continuosly. Drives the moles mad

Mary-Jane



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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 07 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tinyclanger wrote:
Pop a few musical cards down the mole runs. Fold the cards back so that they play continuosly. Drives the moles mad


Eh?

Bodger



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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 07 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

One of the old wives tales that is doing the rounds is to pour creosote into the mole runs in order to deter the blighters !
This actually encourages them to dig fresh tunnels. and as for sticking windmills in the hills and the like ?

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