If your having a bad mole problem a very cheap way to get rid of them is Jucie Fruit Gum (only this brand will work) Put a slice in the holes and in a week problem solved. They cant digest the gum and die. Its very cheap in a bad economy ...

 

Liz, Thank you for your reply.  I transplanted my one and only peony about two months ago.  It was not blooming and just generally looked tired.  I carefully dug it out and placed it were its feet wouldn't be sitting in so much water.  I learned a lot about that little spot in the yard that I had originally planted it.....a bog....it rained two days later and it took the hole three days to drain.  Sooooo, one job leads to another.  My peony seems to be happy in its new spot.  I see shoots popping up. Probably no flowers this year but I am hopeful for next year.  Thank you again for the msg. and gift.  :)  I am very much enjoying this site.

leah

You were right Liz. I'm the person who peonies got trampled by kids...I'm happy to say it is starting to grow again.....I can't wait!

Hi Liz, thanks for replying, better late than never lol.  I haven't been very successful in getting people to respond on all the different gardening queries i have.  I moved here (King City, California (Salinas Valley)) just under two years ago from the UK and this will be my first gardening year.  As the Salinas Valley is hugely AG and the climate can be quite severe in the summer I am finding it difficult to know what to grow.  They don't cater for the home gardener here.  Anyway my peonies are doing ok.  They were bare-rooted plants when i got them but two of them budded within a couple of months.  I just let the flowers open and do their thing.  I have them in pots, will be keeping them there for a year or two.  Loathed to plant them out but when i do will have to make anti-gopher protection.

Thanks Lis, for welcoming me.  I'm new to all of this.  I did view your pictures and website.  So beautiful!  I'm a long time lover for peonies and have recently started growing varieties of my own. It's so exciting.

Thank you. I can't wait for spring! I'm actually giddy waiting for it ;-)

Thanks Lis....I'm just learning about the flowers I have...Got them from someone on Craigslist ;-)

thanks for the information. They are historical plants and I am worried about them. I'd like to keep them alive another 110 years. I'll do what you recommended and hopefully they'll be fine come spring. Thanks again.....willie