Posted by Mike on February 12, 2012, 8:59 am
I have some spring cabbage planted last october that are covered in holes,I
have inspected them regulally but found no sign of caterpiiar etc feeding on
them,I hoped it would stop after some frosts, but are still being eaten,any
advice appreciated. Mike in Northumberland.
Posted by Janet on February 12, 2012, 9:19 am
@ntlworld.com says...
>
> I have some spring cabbage planted last october that are covered in holes,I
> have inspected them regulally but found no sign of caterpiiar etc feeding on
> them,I hoped it would stop after some frosts, but are still being eaten,any
> advice appreciated. Mike in Northumberland.
Pigeons love cabbage
Janet
Posted by RiversideRed on February 12, 2012, 10:15 am
Its possible< although the the veg garden has high chicken wire frame,having
said that pidgeons do sit on post tops looking in!!
> @ntlworld.com says...
>>
>> I have some spring cabbage planted last october that are covered in
>> holes,I
>> have inspected them regulally but found no sign of caterpiiar etc feeding
>> on
>> them,I hoped it would stop after some frosts, but are still being
>> eaten,any
>> advice appreciated. Mike in Northumberland.
> Pigeons love cabbage
> Janet
>
Posted by Dave Hill on February 12, 2012, 5:10 pm
> Its possible< although the the veg garden has high chicken wire frame,having
> said that pidgeons do sit on post tops looking in!!"Janet" <H...@invalid.=
net> wrote in message
> > @ntlworld.com says...
> >> I have some spring cabbage planted last october that are covered in
> >> holes,I
> >> have inspected them regulally but found no sign of caterpiiar etc feeding
> >> on
> >> them,I hoped it would stop after some frosts, but are still being
> >> eaten,any
> >> advice appreciated. Mike in Northumberland.
> > Pigeons love cabbage
> > Janet- Hide quoted text -
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If that was Pigeons then the leaves would be pecked/eaten from the
outside in wards, and you would see V shaped marks left by their
beaks.
Each sort of thing that eats leaves will leave a different shaped
marks where they have been eating, you just have to look closely
David
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> I have some spring cabbage planted last october that are covered in holes,I
> have inspected them regulally but found no sign of caterpiiar etc feeding on
> them,I hoped it would stop after some frosts, but are still being eaten,any
> advice appreciated. Mike in Northumberland.