 Topic: How deep do they go?
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Rebecca
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Ella,
think you have voles and they may be using the mole's tunnel system. There were voles here when I first moved here nearly 20 years ago, but Baby took care of them in very short order - and she brought in quite a few of them too! They eat roots, corms, tubers, bulbs. Dedicated vegetarians they are. Moles on the other had are carnivores and will make short order of any worms, grubs or other burrowing insects. No moles here as I have a healthy number of earthworms. I also have a small pride of felines whose mere presence keeps these rodents out of my yard and away from my plants over in my neighbor's garden where I have a couple hundred plants.
Voles aren't very big, but they are murderous! Poisons do the best job on them, but the drawback is that these poisons have a half life in the tissues of the voles and any animal that might eat them can also be poisoned and killed.
The Mole-Go-Mole is probably going to be your best bet this time of the year and then plant a few Castor Beans in strategic areas of the garden come spring. Oh and get a good mouser, and it doesn't have to be a cat, as some of the terrier breeds are wonderful mousers! (Jack Russel Terriers come immediately to mind.)
Raised beds might discourage these varmints, especially if you can "plant" the board edging deep enough (RR ties would be good since they have been treated with creosote). Be a lot of really hard work putting them in the ground, but you might not have to bury them, just sink them, say half way. Just thinking out loud on that idea as first you have to find the RR ties and get them to your place!
Rebecca
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