Dealing with moles in the vegetable garden - Ask Extension
I know we have moles in our lawn. I have a small veg garden, 4 ft x 8 ft and when I planted veg starts, there were tunnels that I smashed in, planted ...
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Dealing with moles in the vegetable garden #829446
Asked May 11, 2023, 1:13 AM EDT
I know we have moles in our lawn. I have a small veg garden, 4 ft x 8 ft and when I planted veg starts, there were tunnels that I smashed in, planted and hoped for the best. But now they are attacking my plants. What can I do, besides give up and turn the garden into lawn?
Howard County Maryland
Expert Response
Don't give up! We can definitely help you to grow a nice vegetable or flower garden.
What are you growing and what type of damage are you seeing on your new vegetables?
We can say for sure that you are not dealing with moles, which live underground and do not eat plants but soil invertebrates like worms and grubs.
Moles are often confused with voles, which are more like meadow mice, which can eat plant material.
Let us know what you are growing and damage you are seeing. You can even send some photos attached to this reply.
Here is our page on voles, but there could be other issues happening as well:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/voles
Christine
What are you growing and what type of damage are you seeing on your new vegetables?
We can say for sure that you are not dealing with moles, which live underground and do not eat plants but soil invertebrates like worms and grubs.
Moles are often confused with voles, which are more like meadow mice, which can eat plant material.
Let us know what you are growing and damage you are seeing. You can even send some photos attached to this reply.
Here is our page on voles, but there could be other issues happening as well:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/voles
Christine
