[JRandomFreeper]

The potato plants I have in cages filled with compost don't seem to have any problems at all. I've already decided that's what I'll do from now on.

As the plants grow, I add compost to cover the stems. Rinse and repeat. They are a couple of feet high off the ground, now.

/johnny

[trisham]

That sounds like an excellent solution to moles. We’ve never had a problem with them in our yards, but they are definitely here in New England:

Moles, family Talpidae
Hairy-tailed Mole, Parascalops breweri
Distribution: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, northern and western Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Eastern Mole, Scalopus aquaticus
Distribution: Central and southern Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Subspecies: Scalopus aquaticus aquaticus according to Hall (1981) and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998).
Star-nosed Mole, Condylura cristata

Star-nosed Mole
Distribution: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Subspecies: Condylura cristata cristata according to Hall (1981) and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998).