Moles ate my bulbs. What can I do?

Question

I planted 100 bulbs last fall and they have all been eaten by moles. What can I do next time to prevent this?

Answer 1

Try to deter them - but avoid chemicals.

For this I got two tips: the first is easier.
Just dig a beer-bottle halfway in a fresh molehill. The wind-made quiet whizz is irritating for the moles, they avoid it - as well as your bulbs..

The second: we don't have moles since we got some plant in our garden. It 's called Gopher plant, Myrtle Spurge, Mole plant, Mole weed, Wild Caper, Caper bush, Wolfe milk etc., the official name Euphorbia lathyris.
Although it contains milky juice which is more or less acrid and irritating to the skin so if you have small kids it should be avoided.
Otherwise definitely helps, moles hate it.

Some says that Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus) can be useful either. You could make herb-tea with this plant by all means :)

Good luck!

Answer 2

Sorry to tell you this, but, next to nothing! Moles are attracted to both bulbs and to grubs. The existence of the pest would indicate that you may also have a grub problem that you are unaware of. There are many long lasting granular grub control products that can be applied now to eliminate the grubs. You could also wait until late spring, but, why wait.
It may take two or more years to get control of the grubs with yearly applications. Note the chemical you use this year and make sure to use a different chemical next year. (don't go by brand name check the active ingred,) Next years bulbs should go into above ground planters. I would use either plastic or clay pots and display them throughout the yard.
The third year the moles will probably move on and your bulbs can become your display. The pots can still be used in the landscape. Use them to plant annuals around evergreens and the like. When the season is over you simply remove the pot, empty it, and you save yourself the trouble of pulling each plant by hand. Hope it helps.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

In a observe, no, it wasn't moles. Moles are insectivores. in fact some bulbs, quite daffodils, repel them (i do no longer comprehend approximately tulips). I put in rows of daffodil bulbs alongside a number of my limitations a three hundred and sixty 5 days in the past, and this has halved the style of moles that have come with the aid of into my backyard this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. Your problem could be plant-eating animals - mice, slugs, bugs - or it must be in basic terms a foul batch of bulbs. have you ever tried digging up many of the bulbs to work out what state they are in? perhaps wait till spring to work out no remember if or no longer they finally arise!

Answer 5

Moles dont eat bulbs. They might disturb them searching for grubs, but they wont eat them. Maybe it was squirrels? I make a loose ball out of chcken wire and plant my bulbs in it.

Answer 6

I planted 1000 tulip bulbs with a half clove garlic in each hole and every last one of them came up the following spring!

Give it a try.

Answer 7

Lowes carries a product called Mole Away, yes, I know it sounds crazy, but it WORKS!!!! I've used it, and the little devils hate it. They no longer come into my yard, which is a cause for celebration, in my opinion.

Answer 8

box in your bulbs? like take plant pots and put them underground, i doubt moles will eat through ceramic

Answer 9

dig into one of the holes and put a gas canister in the run. Then when they come out of the smoke, stick a fork through it.

Answer 10

Is that like "A dingo ate my baby". Sorry, couldn't resist. I dunno. Ask Meryl Streep.