Howdy Flipper, and WELCOME to TGH, Hello from the GOPHER STATE!! did ya know that Minnesota IS the Gopher State? look it up! We set up two reinforcement rods, about 4' long ,driven into the ground about 3/4 of the way,and 8' apart. Run a wire through holes in two tin cans and hook one end to one rod and the other to the second, usually scares em' off by wind power, but I give the contraption a kick when ever I walk by, results: no gophers in my yard,at all. Cosmetic value? well some folks paint the contraption pretty colors!

Flipper,
That's what I was going to say, is what Duckie said, well actually, another one of our gardeners says he plants it, Alankhart has it and says it's very good for it, maybe he'll slide through and see this post????

But, I might also add to the mix is.............
Is it posible to go acrossed the street to the
golf course and ask them, I'd bet they have a remedy for them, I mean after all, look at all that lawn they take care of, would make sense they'd have some trick up their sleeve........

You never know, it might be worth a try!!
Would you please let us know if you do any of these suggestions, to get back to us and let us know the out come *good or bad* we'd love to hear about it, so, furture gardeners that come along, and read this post, may also read up on the follow up!!! Thank~You very much if you do!!!!

Weezie

P.S. Do you garden??? Just curious???

P.S.S. By the way Flipper, Welcome to The Garden Helper's Forum!! We're glad you found us!!
I hope you enjoy your time here and come back
often with as many questions as you have!!!
Lot's of good sections here...so, have a good read and catch up on all the posts!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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Flipper...good luck getting rid of the gophers without killing them.
My cats get a few....poison imbedded deep within the soil with the probe gets a few....but I am still fighting them. Neighbor across the street dug a deep hole and placed a spring trap....that got a few of them from my yard as well...(they made a run under the asphalt road to his house)...received some castor bean seeds from plants n' pots and going to get those planted Sunday...but that won't take care of the whole yard (but will help around the fruit trees)....

My aunt told me about placing pieces of unchewed (guess chewed would work as well) juicy fruit gum just inside the hole....they eat it and well lets just say....it plugs them up and they die under ground....at least you wouldn't see it!

I really don't know how you would get rid of them without killing them....they are very prolific breeders and they have tunnels which are VERY deep with little coves at different levels in case they get saturated with water. They also have runs that can go approx. a mile.
Unless you plan on having major vibrations on your property on an hourly basis I know of no other way of getting rid of them.

If you find a way to get rid of gophers without hurting them let us know because there are thousands of people out there that would like to know your secret!!!!
Catlover

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Phil...how many of these do you need per acre???

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Hi y'all,
I joined TGH the other day because I have quite the mole problem, (by 'quite', I mean numerous and over a large area), and I've tried (I consider) virtually everything to get rid of the little suckers, with no results. And don't laugh too hard, but I even spent a few pretty pennies on some stinky imperial bulbs that were supposed to deter the creatures, but of course that didn't work!
Any suggestions or ideas on how to just get rid of these maddening mini-beasts would be greatly appreciated! (As you may tell, I'm about at my wits end!)
Thanks to all,
Chris

There are some plants that may discourage some critters, the Caster bean and some Euphorbia.

a link on moles, voles and other holes..

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/mecklenburg/depts/hort/wild/moles.html

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"To cultivate a garden and grow flowers from the sod is to go hand and hand with nature and walk very close to God.
Helen Steiner-Rice

My husband's grandfather, who was an avid gardener, swears by moth balls. He throws them down the mole holes & also plants a few around the perimeter of all of his flower garden beds. He says they keep them away for an entire season, but you have to redo the mothball treatment each planting season. He also has a small ornamental windmill in the center of his veggie garden, he says the underground sound vibration drives moles away. He says he doesn't feel safe planting the moth balls around plants he is going to harvest as food. He is unsure if it would cause a problem with his herbs & veggies, but he doesn't want to take the chance. So the windmill is the only thing he uses in the edibles garden. I will say he has a most beautiful yard & not a mole tunnel in it anywhere that I can see even though his neighbors are plagued with them. I am going to give it a try this year myself.

Chrissy

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