Posted: October 29 2009 at 3:18pm | IP Logged

Ella, are you sure it's a mole, and not a vole?

I've always been under the impression that voles are the critters that will eat bulbs, roots, tubers, etc., while moles are mainly carnivores. I think I read that a mole may, on occasion, take a bite or two out of roots when their regular  pickins' are slim, but their preferred diet is earthworms, grubs, mole crickets, etc. Voles on the other hand can quickly destroy the root systems of plants.

Castor oil...that would make anything run away screaming! LOL But I have heard that it works for moles!

Or you might try planting castor beans. It is said the plants keep moles away. They make gorgeous tropical-looking plants, but the "beans" are very poisonous. If you have small children that visit your yard or pets/animals that might eat the "beans", don't go that route. I have a 3 year-old gandson, so I don't grow castor plants at this time.

Whatever it is, I'm sorry you are having this trouble. I don't have either one of those critters here. There is the occasional armadillo uprooting, though.

Good luck with getting rid of your critter!