What Animal Will Eat The Tops Off Onion Plants?

 


My neighbor planted some spring onion sets in his garden last week and
told me that something chewed the tops off of two rows.  We live in town
and have rabbits, squirrels and every once in awhile a possum passes
through.  I'm about to plant my own onion sets this coming week and this
has me a bit concerned.  Does anyone know of any animal that will bother
onions???

Rich

 



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When I was a boy and lived on a farm our cows would eat the tops off of the
wild onion plants that grew in our pastures.

I imagine most animals that are herbivorous would enjoy them as an
occasional snack

Freckles
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On 4/17/2010 5:33 PM, Freckles wrote:

Onions were my only vegetable garden plant that deer did not eat but
eating tops would indicate something like them.  Groundhog is another
possibility.  For those that really want to know you buy a trail camera
such as sold by Cabela's and other hunter suppliers.

 


EVP MAN;883813 Wrote:

garden last week and

Rabbits had the tops off mine




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tel

 

EVP MAN said:

Don't overlook cutworms.  They love tender onion shoots and they don't
always leave cut pieces behind when they hit your onions.


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Pat in Plymouth MI
    
"Vegetables are like bombs packed tight with all kinds of important
nutrients..."     --Largo Potter, Valkyria  Chronicles
 
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