I have just started gardening after years in a flat/prison.
I have built eight raised beds and planted some brassicas in most of
them. All
went well for a couple of weeks and the plants established,
then virtually all
the crop dissapeared overnight.
Whatever ate them left the peas and the broad bean plants not to mention
strawberries. It went for the outer leaf parts leaving the stalk part
standing.
It did leave the red brassicas - mostly - having a bit of a
nibble, and it
seemed to go through all the beds metghodically.
What is it?Pigoens? Mice?
I dont think its slugs its all done in a night..
Is it worth leaving the established but denuded plants or should Ijust
get some
new plants?
My guess is the only answer is to cover with old plastic bottles until
the
plants get bigger
all advice welcome
--
ZeroZero
Posted by Steve Peek on April 21, 2010, 5:08 pm
I think you have 2 choices, either a rabbit or a ground hog. I'd bet on the
rabbit because ground hogs love beans as well as the basics. You need a good
fence.
Steve
> I have just started gardening after years in a flat/prison. > I have built eight raised beds and planted some brassicas in most of > them. All went well for a couple of weeks and the plants established, > then virtually all the crop dissapeared overnight. > Whatever ate them left the peas and the broad bean plants not to mention > strawberries. It went for the outer leaf parts leaving the stalk part > standing. It did leave the red brassicas - mostly - having a bit of a > nibble, and it seemed to go through all the beds metghodically. > What is it?Pigoens? Mice? > I dont think its slugs its all done in a night.. > Is it worth leaving the established but denuded plants or should Ijust > get some new plants? > My guess is the only answer is to cover with old plastic bottles until > the plants get bigger > all advice welcome > -- > ZeroZero
Posted by phorbin on April 21, 2010, 7:30 pm
speek@ioa.com says...
> I think you have 2 choices, either a rabbit or a ground hog. I'd bet on the > rabbit because ground hogs love beans as well as the basics. You need a good > fence. > Steve > > > > I have just started gardening after years in a flat/prison. > > I have built eight raised beds and planted some brassicas in most of > > them. All went well for a couple of weeks and the plants established, > > then virtually all the crop dissapeared overnight. > > Whatever ate them left the peas and the broad bean plants not to mention > > strawberries. It went for the outer leaf parts leaving the stalk part > > standing. It did leave the red brassicas - mostly - having a bit of a > > nibble, and it seemed to go through all the beds metghodically. > > > > What is it?Pigoens? Mice? > > I dont think its slugs its all done in a night.. > > > > Is it worth leaving the established but denuded plants or should Ijust > > get some new plants? > > > > My guess is the only answer is to cover with old plastic bottles until > > the plants get bigger
Around here, groundhogs go for the brassicas first. Rabbits go for
lettuce and then the peas and then the beans.
My bet is on rabbits too because they disappeared 'overnight.'
The more permanent solution is a 1 inch mesh chicken wire fence sunk
into the ground about 6 or so inches with an 'L' bend outward and about
a foot of fence under the ground. Any gate has to follow suit, allow no
gap to get through and have a lintel to attach the chicken wire to go
under the ground. -- Don't be tempted to buy a larger mesh. Young
rabbits can get through larger mesh chicken wire.
I thought groundhogs were North American.
Posted by ZeroZero on April 22, 2010, 5:34 pm
phorbin;884372 Wrote:
> In article
7s-dnRU1Rej99FLWnZ2dnUVZ_sSdnZ2d@earthlink.com,
> speek@ioa.com says...- > I think you have 2 choices, either a rabbit or a ground hog. I'd bet on
> the > rabbit because ground hogs love beans as well as the basics. You need a
> good > fence. > Steve > "ZeroZero" ZeroZero.6450a06@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote in message > > I have just started gardening after years in a flat/prison. > I have built eight raised beds and planted some brassicas in most of > them. All went well for a couple of weeks and the plants established, > then virtually all the crop dissapeared overnight. > Whatever ate them left the peas and the broad bean plants not to
> mention > strawberries. It went for the outer leaf parts leaving the stalk part > standing. It did leave the red brassicas - mostly - having a bit of a > nibble, and it seemed to go through all the beds metghodically. > > What is it?Pigoens? Mice? > I dont think its slugs its all done in a night.. > > Is it worth leaving the established but denuded plants or should
> Ijust > get some new plants? > > My guess is the only answer is to cover with old plastic bottles
> until > the plants get bigger-- > > Around here, groundhogs go for the brassicas first. Rabbits go for > lettuce and then the peas and then the beans. > > My bet is on rabbits too because they disappeared 'overnight.' > > The more permanent solution is a 1 inch mesh chicken wire fence sunk > into the ground about 6 or so inches with an 'L' bend outward and about
> > a foot of fence under the ground. Any gate has to follow suit, allow no
> > gap to get through and have a lintel to attach the chicken wire to go > under the ground. -- Don't be tempted to buy a larger mesh. Young > rabbits can get through larger mesh chicken wire. > > I thought groundhogs were North American.
I am guessing pigeons! The pigeons ate all the groundhogs in the UK a
long time
ago
--
ZeroZero
Posted by Billy on April 23, 2010, 12:46 am
> phorbin;884372 Wrote: > > In article 7s-dnRU1Rej99FLWnZ2dnUVZ_sSdnZ2d@earthlink.com, > > speek@ioa.com says...- > > I think you have 2 choices, either a rabbit or a ground hog. I'd bet on > > the > > rabbit because ground hogs love beans as well as the basics. You need a > > good > > fence. > > Steve > > "ZeroZero" ZeroZero.6450a06@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote in message > > > > I have just started gardening after years in a flat/prison. > > I have built eight raised beds and planted some brassicas in most of > > them. All went well for a couple of weeks and the plants established, > > then virtually all the crop dissapeared overnight. > > Whatever ate them left the peas and the broad bean plants not to > > mention > > strawberries. It went for the outer leaf parts leaving the stalk part > > standing. It did leave the red brassicas - mostly - having a bit of a > > nibble, and it seemed to go through all the beds metghodically. > > > > What is it?Pigoens? Mice? > > I dont think its slugs its all done in a night.. > > > > Is it worth leaving the established but denuded plants or should > > Ijust > > get some new plants? > > > > My guess is the only answer is to cover with old plastic bottles > > until > > the plants get bigger-- > > > > Around here, groundhogs go for the brassicas first. Rabbits go for > > lettuce and then the peas and then the beans. > > > > My bet is on rabbits too because they disappeared 'overnight.' > > > > The more permanent solution is a 1 inch mesh chicken wire fence sunk > > into the ground about 6 or so inches with an 'L' bend outward and about > > > > a foot of fence under the ground. Any gate has to follow suit, allow no > > > > gap to get through and have a lintel to attach the chicken wire to go > > under the ground. -- Don't be tempted to buy a larger mesh. Young > > rabbits can get through larger mesh chicken wire. > > > > I thought groundhogs were North American. > > > > I am guessing pigeons! The pigeons ate all the groundhogs in the UK a > long time ago
Have all the brain dead in Britain moved to Hampshire,address:SO21 2QA
phone:+44 1633710142 ? Hmmm. Maybe we should just kill file the whole
lot from GardenBickering.UK. Nothing but crap coming from them.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
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> I have built eight raised beds and planted some brassicas in most of
> them. All went well for a couple of weeks and the plants established,
> then virtually all the crop dissapeared overnight.
> Whatever ate them left the peas and the broad bean plants not to mention
> strawberries. It went for the outer leaf parts leaving the stalk part
> standing. It did leave the red brassicas - mostly - having a bit of a
> nibble, and it seemed to go through all the beds metghodically.
> What is it?Pigoens? Mice?
> I dont think its slugs its all done in a night..
> Is it worth leaving the established but denuded plants or should Ijust
> get some new plants?
> My guess is the only answer is to cover with old plastic bottles until
> the plants get bigger
> all advice welcome
> --
> ZeroZero