| For the last two years I have had an ongoing problem with moles and gophers. I have tried several types of traps, poisons, gas bombs, those electric vibrators you put in the ground and just about everything else. I spoke to a guy on the plane who had problems like me and said he bought a product that hooks up to his car tail pipe and connects it to his garden hose and stuck it in the ground to gas them. He tried everything else too and said he solved his problem with this product he bought at a store. It has to work, and since nothing else does, I want to try it. Have you ever heard of it? Do you know where I can get one. Thanks for your help. Bill |
| I've heard similar stories, but my concern is with poisons from the car exhaust remaining in the soil after the treatment you describe. There are lots of reported remedies for getting rid of gophers, including plants and homemade concoctions, nothing really works except trapping the creatures. Gophers and moles feed on grubs and other insects in the soil. As long as you have healthy soil teaming with beneficial insects and their larvae, you'll have the potential for attracting gophers. To get rid of gophers, invest in a scissors-type gopher trap, and set it carefully - as often as necessary to catch and kill the entire population. Once you've gotten rid of the gophers, encourage your neighbors to do the same. If it's any consolation, gophers in your yard are a compliment to your skills as a gardener. They prefer rich, moist, organic soil teeming with insects! |
