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    AAAhhhhhhhhh Disaster with my Spuds

    Hi Folks

    Just had a disaster
    I have been wondering why over the last week or so why i am not getting all my spuds showing yet on my allotment (Charlotte 2nd Earlies, Desiree Maincrop & King Edwards, Maincrop)

    Was it the Weather
    Was it Mice
    Was it Rats
    Was it Pigeons

    So yesterday i had a rummage round and found out of a total of 100 seed potatoes only about 20 remain

    Went home scratching my head

    Today i have just been to the allotment and guess what i found having a right good nosh on my spuds

    2 PHEASANTS AAAAhhhhhhh

    worst thing is they flew off with me spuds so that must be why i can't find them

    Is it worth putting more in and netting them or have i missed the Boat, so to speak
    Last edited by johninblackpool; 16-05-2012, 03:58 PM.
    Cheers .... John

    Web link to our Allotment website http://lawsonsallotment.btck.co.uk/

    PS my plot is 9 shown on the Plot Holders Pictures
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  • #2
    Pheasant for dinner?
    March is the new winter.

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    • #3
      Have you ever tried to catch one I did it wasn't easy....They have wings..lol

      Other than an Girgun any suggestion anybody
      Cheers .... John

      Web link to our Allotment website http://lawsonsallotment.btck.co.uk/

      PS my plot is 9 shown on the Plot Holders Pictures

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      • #4
        Don't let any one catch you shooting/taking pheasants for a start, you need a game licence.

        I would net what you have left and maybe plant some more second earlies they should be ready in about 16 weeks.

        Colin
        Potty by name Potty by nature.

        By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


        We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

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        • #5
          We ( ie OH) only put ours in a couple of weeks ago. Nope- it's not too late!
          Just make sure you give them plenty of water as the spuds are developing and you'd be non the wiser!
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

          Location....Normandy France

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          • #6
            I'm confused. Did the pheasants dig your spuds up? Mine are planted at least 6" deep so that's a lot of dirt to shift for a pheasant.
            Mark

            Vegetable Kingdom blog

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            • #7
              I planted my spuds this afternoon

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              • #8
                Another plotholder was putting hers in today. It's the first time for ages that her plot hasn't been under water. We planted late last year as the site was new and we'd only just been able to get on. We got a good crop (well except for the wireworm ). Blight might be more of a problem I suppose, but if you've got the ground and the spuds ready I'd say go for it.
                I could not live without a garden, it is my place to unwind and recover, to marvel at the power of all growing things, even weeds!
                Now a little Shrinking Violet.

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                • #9
                  i planted my pheasants
                  Gill

                  So long and thanks for all the fish.........

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                  • #10
                    We had phesants which attacked a crop of spuds that were ready for digging up. They scratched down to the tubers and ate the top half in the ground and left the rest in the ground. Went down one day and 5!!!!!!flew away. NET THEM.
                    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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                    • #11
                      Pheasants love corn but there ain't much of that about at the moment. They also possess a set of large claws which are more than capable of digging.

                      Colin
                      Potty by name Potty by nature.

                      By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


                      We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

                      Aesop 620BC-560BC

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                      • #12
                        Cheeky comments aside, this is useful to know. We have quite a few pheasants about. I'm not growing tatties or corn, but I should really get that fence fixed up (in case they also have a taste for peas).

                        Some years ago, I was growing flowers in pots on my balcony. I came home one evening to find all my smaller plants chewed off at the base and a few pots knocked off the balcony. A grey squirrel had chomped them up then used them to build a nest in one of my big pots. Cheeky little b****r was all snuggled in, looking up at me innocently. I was severely tempted by squirrel pie for supper despite being vegetarian at the time!
                        March is the new winter.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Nicos View Post
                          We ( ie OH) only put ours in a couple of weeks ago. Nope- it's not too late!
                          Just make sure you give them plenty of water as the spuds are developing and you'd be non the wiser!
                          Hi Nicos

                          I don't know what the weather is like in france but over here in Blackpool i certainly won't need to water much....lol
                          Cheers .... John

                          Web link to our Allotment website http://lawsonsallotment.btck.co.uk/

                          PS my plot is 9 shown on the Plot Holders Pictures

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Capsid View Post
                            I'm confused. Did the pheasants dig your spuds up? Mine are planted at least 6" deep so that's a lot of dirt to shift for a pheasant.
                            Hi Capsid

                            The pheasents seem to eat the tops then claw their way down then start on the spuds themselves ...This time i saw them fly off with the spuds in their beaks
                            Cheers .... John

                            Web link to our Allotment website http://lawsonsallotment.btck.co.uk/

                            PS my plot is 9 shown on the Plot Holders Pictures

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                            • #15
                              Thanks for the replies

                              I will go and get more seed potatoes (If there are any left) and get them in this weekend

                              Cheers Folks
                              Cheers .... John

                              Web link to our Allotment website http://lawsonsallotment.btck.co.uk/

                              PS my plot is 9 shown on the Plot Holders Pictures

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