Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Taupes (Moles in English) Episode, lost count...

As regular readers will know we have been battling the moles since we arrived, a losing battle I might add!

One thing in our favour, over the winter, has been the very wet weather, the garden has been too water logged for the beasts BUT now its dried out they're back!!!

In the past we have tried many ways with limited success, the most successful has been the traps but even these have only caught the odd one and are now resting in the shed.

I have all but given up and now just go with the wheelbarrow, shovel up the soil, and dump it in one of the many hollows we have...

However!!!! When back in the UK,on a trip to our favourite shop Lidl, I spotted these...

At £9.95 I could not resist... It is also guaranteed for 3 years, I suppose that is to keep working and not a guarantee to scare moles...

It was one of the first jobs last week when we returned to Braye.

It was quickly assembled and installed in an area where the beasts had been active for some time...

YES a result, we have had no mole activity since it was placed... It is supposed to cover 750m².

BUT... It is early days yet and the ground has baked rock hard. Watch this space!

3 comments:

The Broad said...

Many thanks for the heads up! I will be looking for one as soon as Inget back to the UK.

Jean said...

So, it uses low frequency sound waves, and seems to work.
Could it be used to keep the Jehovah's witnesses from coming up our drive, perhaps ........

GaynorB said...

We'll be heading for Lidl to get one as soon as we get home. Let's hope there hasn't been a run on them in the Stafford branch.

If you see one before we do please can you get one for us? If we end up with a couple that will be double the protection... won't it?