Pests????

 
I found it difficult to understand. Yesterday I remarked on how three
primulas in a trough has done so well to survive our winter. They were
in full bloom and about 9" high. Today I looked and there was nothing
left of them. The flowers and the leaves had vanished. The soil is not
disturbed. There is no sign of the remains of the growth.

This might also be co-incidental but a few days ago I found huge digging
in my patio pots. In one pot with a T rose and tulip bulbs something had
dug at least 6" deap and scattered the soil over the patio.

I live in a flat and my "garden" is on the roof, 3 stories high, so it
is unlikely to be cats or fox. The birds that are around most of the
time are seagulls, pigeons and jackdaw.

Any ideas?




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Tony Ellis

 

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 just curious tony,

you found a huge ?? digging in your patio pots.

as for the birdsi don't think seagulls are into pulling and eating
plants, not so sure pigeons will either they are seed eaters, dunno
about jackdaws dunno what type of bird they are, but if they are
vegetation eaters then maybe not guilty either.

so we need to hear what large something was digging in the pots.

but sounds a little like maybe human intervention?? for a whole plant
to dissapear not many bugs can do that.

grasshoppesmaybe but the whole plant?? leaves yes

On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:01:39 +0000, Tony Ellis

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Matthew 25:13 KJV
"Watch therefore, for ye know neither
the day nor the hour wherein the Son
of man cometh"

Mark 13:33 "Take ye heed, watch and pray:
for ye know not when the time is".

and also: Isaiah 38:1&17-18 KJV

1: Thus saith the Lord, set thine house in order: for thou shalt die and not
live.
17: for thou hast cast all my sins behind my back.
18: For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that go
down in the pit cannot hope for truth.

len

With peace and brightest of blessings,

"Seek truth and understanding will follow"

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

 Tony Ellis wrote:

So something cut them off at ground level and removed the plant leaving the
roots, is that right?

I don't share your range of fauna but I very much doubt that this was birds.
It is either a human or an animal with teeth.  Examine the stumps closely.
Were they cut or chewed off?


In these parts I would say possum.

David

 
Yes. The roots are undisturbed. The growth was "chewed off". I live in
Cornwall, U.K. so dont have possums. Also no human can get to my "roof
garden" as it's sole access is via a fire escape that runs past my
bedroom window.
'David Hare-Scott[_2_ Wrote:

Tony Ellis