HEY VAL YES IT DOES WORK BUT U NEED THE RIGHT GROUND TOO LIKE APPLE TREES OR ASH,MAPLE,BEECH NUT ASPEN....WE HAVE THROWN ARE SCRAPS OUT UNDER AN APPLE TREE 4 A FEW YEARS AT THE BACK OF OUR GARDENAND LAST YEAR I PICKED GREAT BIG WHITE ONES FOR THE HOLE SEASONLIKE 20 OF THEM SO I THINK ITS WELL WORTH THE EFFORT OF TRYING... HAPPY HUNTING PLZ KEEP IN TOUCH IM FROM FAIRVIEW MICH OVER BY MIO..... PS I FOUND SOME ALREADY 14 TO BE EXACT