Moles?

I noticed several little mounds of dirt in my front yard which weren’t caused by me. I thought maybe Daniel had been making some adjustments to the brick edging, but when I saw one pile of fresh dirt near the house, I got more suspicious. Dana thought it might be moles.

I did some online research and found out that moles are repelled by any plants in the onion family, so I have plenty of those in other parts of the garden. I cut some back and harvested some seeds and sprinkled all this on one of the mounds close to the house, as I don’t want them getting into our foundation!

However, I’m not going to do anything to stop the moles elsewhere, as they are doing a great job of aerating my soil and eating the larvae of other garden pests, including ants! They could actually be my friends, rather than pests! At least I don’t have a manicured lawn like most of my neighbors have to worry about!

Daniel’s advice is, of course, to let Nature do its thing and don’t interfere!

Other than garden play, I have been helping out with washing pans and such at the Bakery, to help Rachelle out while her baking colleague is on vacation.