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[tiny_lewis]

Re scattering seed (fnar fnar) don't be surprised if none seem to grow. The year after, however....


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[vinniethemanxcat]

I doubt if scattering seeds would work too well, the competition from the more vigorous weeds would choke them.

I went for a walk in a local beauty spot managed by the National Trust and noticed an area near their workshops where there seemed to be nurseries for wildflowers....... maybe get in touch and find out how they do it?

 

[lumpy2]

Seeds are notoriously unreliable. It's why they're cheap.

 

[sundance]

Just reading tiny_lewis post and got me to think this is a good place to ask a question.

I have a little area of land that i strangely thought, leave to nature, and I will have a lot of natural flowers in a year or 2. Its only 50 odd square metres and is mainly nettles now. Would love it to be wild flowers and a attraction to the bees. Any ideas on how to create a wildflower garden that is a, natural and b, easy to maintain.

This may be of interest BBC News - Grass-free lawn opens in London park

and this BBC - Gardening - Gardening Guides - Techniques - How to create a wildflower meadow

 

[Joshing-lens]

Thanks for the replies interesting thoughts and as they say everyday is a school day re sundances second link.

 

[ForestFire]

I have got a mole in my garden. Any ideas how I can get rid of the little bugger before it destroys my lawn?

 

[sundance]

I have got a mole in my garden. Any ideas how I can get rid of the little bugger before it destroys my lawn?

Borrow a ferret? No idea. Dont think we have moles here.

EDIT- of course the downside of that approach is that you may eventually have to borrow a tiger


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[vinniethemanxcat]

Jasper Carrott - The Mole - Animated - YouTube

 

[tiny_lewis]

I have got a mole in my garden. Any ideas how I can get rid of the little bugger before it destroys my lawn?

Ohnly one waay ta get rid of mole.... bloow its bloody head orf

 

[ForestFire]

Ohnly one waay ta get rid of mole.... bloow its bloody head orf

Think I might upset the neighbours if I start firing a gun in my back garden.

 

[scaryspice]

I have got a mole in my garden. Any ideas how I can get rid of the little bugger before it destroys my lawn?

I used an ultrasonic mole repeller like this one Ultrasonic Mole Repeller - Pestfree.co.uk , worked for me!

 

[exbleep]

I was looking for one of those garden vacuum/leaf blower things. I get a lot of oleander leaves and bouganvillea flowers clogging up the beds. Here in Spain we have a company called Leroy Merlin who sells such things. Google automatically translates from Spanish to English. Think I found the one as the English translation comes up with-
Extra power provided for a prolonged blow job.

 

[Madjock72]

I was looking for one of those garden vacuum/leaf blower things. I get a lot of oleander leaves and bouganvillea flowers clogging up the beds. Here in Spain we have a company called Leroy Merlin who sells such things. Google automatically translates from Spanish to English. Think I found the one as the English translation comes up with-
Extra power provided for a prolonged blow job.

I'll take 3 please

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[Joshing-lens]

I have got a mole in my garden. Any ideas how I can get rid of the little bugger before it destroys my lawn?

Tube from exhaust of your car to inserted into the burrow hole and leave running for 10 mins works a treat, dont think you can be done for assisted suicide either


Edited to add it does work as well and supposedly a painless death for them

 

[vinniethemanxcat]

Tube from exhaust of your car to inserted into the burrow hole and leave running for 10 mins works a treat, dont think you can be done for assisted suicide either


Edited to add it does work as well and supposedly a painless death for them

Better to put up with the odd mole hole than BFO tyre tracks all over the lawn, Baldrick.......

 

[sundance]

Get a couple of terriers. They like digging and chasing things.

 

[padme]

husband is in the process of building a greenhouse , god help us all

 

[vinniethemanxcat]

Tell him to remember the pointy side is on top.

 

[padme]

he and little one survived and nothing went boom , and the toms are dry and warm

 

[HHH]

husband is in the process of building a greenhouse , god help us all

Tell him to remember the pointy side is on top.

And not to throw any stones!