<div dir="auto">As someone who tore out our lawn 40+ years ago I congratulate you. You really care about the earth. You may wish to have control over your part of it.<div dir="auto">I've been there. Unknown plants keep trying to take over. Bluebells still come up after decades of pulling them out. Molehills periodically show up and then don't continue. You have a lot less control over how and which plants thrive.</div><div dir="auto">After four decades our yard isn't perfect, and I know it never will be. "So it goes."</div><div dir="auto">I admire you. <a href="mailto:alanroedell@gmail.com">alanroedell@gmail.com</a></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 9:54 AM <<a href="mailto:jimbetz@jimbetz.com">jimbetz@jimbetz.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
Before you go right by this - there is a definite link to birds!<br>
<br>
We're reworking our yard and putting in native/bird friendly plants.<br>
We have a long history of trouble with moles - and the yard is going<br>
to be "all tan bark and plants". The lawn has already been removed<br>
and we're seeing evidence of mole activity.<br>
I know about/have tried most of the mole treatments - and they don't<br>
really work (temporary, at best). Moles eat earthworms. So if we get<br>
rid of the earthworms we'll get rid of the moles.<br>
<br>
Catch-22 ... we have a good number of robins that I don't want to<br>
loose and I'm concerned about doing something to the earthworms that<br>
will affect the robins and towhees. I especially don't want to<br>
poison the birds!<br>
<br>
Suggestions?<br>
- Jim<br>
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