Grandma’s Mole Remedies : 6 Solutions to Get Rid of Moles !

Moles are a real nuisance for anyone with a garden who wakes up to find it covered in molehills.

Fortunately, there are 7 “grandma’s recipes” to deal with the moles taking over your lawn.

These 7 recipes are natural anti-mole solutions, though the only truly effective method is traditional trapping with a Putange trap that has been aged in the soil.

It’s worth remembering that “grandma’s methods” often get their name because they are based on old rumors and conventional wisdom about mole-hunting.

This page will give you a rundown of the most popular anti-mole recipes.

1.Using Castor Oil Cake to Drive Moles Away

Castor oil cake is the first ingredient you’ll need for any mole-repellent recipe.

This 100% plant-based fertilizer, a byproduct of the castor bean, is readily available at garden centers. It has a reputation for being an excellent mole repellent.

Moles have a very sharp sense of smell and can’t stand the scent of castor oil cake. Because of this, these small mammals tend to stay as far away as possible to find some fresh air. To scare off moles with this castor oil cake recipe, simply spread it around the areas you want to protect and push some into the network of tunnels the moles have dug.

However, as you can see from testimonials (check out our QUICKTAUPE Facebook group), this grandma’s recipe isn’t the most effective solution 🙂

This is a 100% natural, old-school method for getting rid of moles. While it’s said to be an effective way to fight moles, no scientific study has actually proven it.

2.Repellent Plants That Chase Moles Away

A true grandma is said to love her vegetable garden. And what’s more beautiful than a garden filled with plants? If you want to evict moles from your garden, you can do so by sprucing it up with new plants!

Here are 5 plants that can help you get rid of moles :

• The mole plant Incarvillea
• Crown Imperial, which we also discuss in this article
• Bear
• Fava
• Chives

These are yet another example of a grandma’s recipe for getting rid of moles.

 

People often buy these plants to scare moles off, but the results are always highly inconsistent. Numerous posts on anti-mole solution forums can back this up.

3.Coffee Grounds: A Grandma’s Remedy for Moles

The third grandma’s recipe for getting rid of moles is also quite well-known, even if more effective options exist.

A mole’s nose can detect earthworms through two inches of soil. So, it can definitely smell coffee grounds through several meters of tunnels.

This anti-mole remedy is simple, as every coffee lover will know.

Every morning, after you’ve enjoyed your coffee while looking at your garden full of molehills, you’re left with brown coffee residues that usually get thrown in the trash.

Now, you can put them to good use and give them a second life. Go to the nearest molehill, open it up, and fill it with coffee grounds.

Every morning, drop coffee grounds into the tunnels, molehills, and simply onto your lawn wherever you see traces of moles. The little furry creatures won’t tolerate the smell and will move on.

4.Using Animal Hair in Molehills

Moles have several weaknesses, and their sense of smell is both a strength and a vulnerability.

This grandma’s recipe is once again very simple and directly targets the mole’s keen sense of smell.

If you have a pet like a dog or a cat, instead of throwing away their hair, collect a pile to use for getting rid of moles.

By putting your pet’s hair into the tunnels under each mound of dirt on your lawn, you will repel moles from your garden.

Not only will the mole smell an odor it dislikes, but it will also recognize that the scent comes from an animal much larger than itself. It will understand that it’s a predator.

This is why animal hair is used to chase moles away from protected areas.

5.The Elderberry Manure Recipe

For those who don’t know, elderberry is a type of tree that is very common in gardens and throughout the French countryside.

And the elderberry manure we’ll be using is a mixture of the tree’s fruit, which looks like small purple berries, and water.

The elderberry manure recipe for fighting moles is very simple. To make it work, the amateur mole trapper must dilute it to 25% or 50%.

This means you should prepare a mixture with 25% elderberry manure and 75% water. For a more concentrated recipe, use 50% elderberry manure and 50% water.

Mix this grandma’s recipe for getting rid of moles well, and let it sit for 24 hours. Then, go to all the molehills in your garden, open them, and pour in your concoction.

You need to do this 3 times a week for 3 weeks to properly drive away all the moles in the underground tunnels. The mole won’t stand this new smell and will move to a different territory.

This is a natural grandma’s recipe, and as is often the case, the risk is that the mole will simply dig a new tunnel right next to the old one instead of leaving your garden entirely.

Natural anti-mole recipes aren’t always effective, and after a few rainfalls, they always lose their power.

We are presenting this to you as a potential anti-mole solution in this article, but the real solution is the one we offer in our shop—and we guarantee it gets results with QuickTaupe.

6.Using Baking Soda to Fight Moles

Although very few people know this, a scientific study has shown that a mole cannot pass gas.

This means that if you get it to ingest something that causes gas, it won’t be able to release it.

The recipe is simple: take half a cup of baking soda and mix it with half a cup of peanut butter. Blend it well to create a smooth paste.

Then, open the molehills in your garden and place this new anti-mole bait inside. If the mole eats it, there are two possible outcomes:

• The baking soda mixes with the toxins in its stomach.
• The mole dies a few days after ingesting it.

There are more humane methods than this, and we always recommend choosing anti-mole solutions that don’t cause the animals to suffer.

7.Conclusion: Are Grandma’s Recipes for Getting Rid of Moles Really Effective?