THE EUROPEAN MOLE: Misunderstood Garden Engineer

THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR UNDERGROUND NEIGHBOR:

 NOT A PLANT EATER!

- 100% carnivorous diet (zero interest in your plants!)
- Consumes 50-100 grams of insects daily
- Eats their weight in pests every 24 hours
- Targets destructive grubs that damage plant roots
- Primary diet: earthworms, beetle larvae, wireworms

 SOIL IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST

- Creates natural aeration better than any garden tool
- Generates 20kg of loose, fertile soil daily
- Improves drainage in heavy clay areas
- Prevents soil compaction through tunnel networks
- Distributes beneficial microbes throughout soil layers

 UNDERGROUND EXPERT

- Can dig 20 meters of tunnels in a single day
- Maintains complex network of permanent and hunting tunnels
- Super-sensitive touch receptors detect even tiny prey movement
- Active year-round, even during winter
- Lives mostly solitary life in territories up to 3,000 square meters

LIVING WITH MOLES WISELY:

1. Remove molehills from lawns (free, nutrient-rich soil for gardens!)
2. Flatten tunnels in lawns with roller (no need to kill the mole)
3. Use repellents in critical areas, not poisons
4. Appreciate their work in vegetable and flower gardens
5. Remember: a mole-free yard means grub-filled soil

When you work with me instead of against me, your garden's ecosystem thrives naturally.