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  • #1

    will beans recover?

    I planted my 6 inch tall broad beans out yesterday.

    The deer have been in overnight and pulled them all up, toilet rolls strewn about! They are now only about 1 inch high, been munched off.

    Will they recover or should I sow some more?

    We fenced the deer out and haven't seen them for over a week so a bit gutted to think they have found a new way in
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    If there are no leaves left, I suspect there's no growing points from which to produce more. I would sow some more - my second batch only went in ten days ago (in modules indoors), and they're germinating already. The first batch are in the ground but still under a netting tunnel, just in case, to protect them from pigeons - luckily I don't have any problems with furry pests!

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    • #3
      I'd replant those AND sow some more - you might get successional sowing - something I never quite get right!

      By the way, Venison is very tasty. Probably goes really well with broadies!
      Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

      www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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      • #4
        Have you got a plastic storage box [see through] that you can put over them with a brick on the top to keep the old dears away?

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        • #5
          There are leaves left, they look like they have been pinched out a bit vigorously lol. Maybe they weren't as tasty as they hoped.

          I have replanted them, and will net them later (could have done this YESTERDAY grrrrrr) and will re-sow a few more too. Will hunt out some mini-cloches too.
          Thanks
          I can't get anyone to shoot the darn things. Might get me a GUN and do it MYSELF. Used to be a good shot at school on the rifle range (was private we did that kind of thing lol) and used to beat all the boys!

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          • #6
            Agreed - Venison is very nice!
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            • #7
              Oh no, pigeons - netting, I forgot

              I guess that'll be me resowing as well

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              • #8
                I've just put my petit pois and broad beans in the ground today after hardening them off. This weeks temperatures and weather look quite pleasant so I'm hoping that they'll get a good start.

                Oh and I have no probs with birds in my garden due to the 2 cats and a german shepherd prowling constantly! LOL

                My problem...is ANTS!!!!!
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                And only count lifes sunny hours,
                For her dull days do not exist,
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                • #9
                  Well I went down to put some coverings on them to find the PIGEONS were having a go too. Didn't even barely move when I shooed them, cheeky beggars.

                  I will sow some more tomorrow when I get some more compost.

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                  • #10
                    Is it now warm enough to be planting peas & beans out in the veg patch? I've been umming & erring for the last week?
                    Jane,
                    keen but (slightly less) clueless
                    http://janesvegpatch.blogspot.com

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                    • #11
                      Janeyo, unlikely as it sounds the “How To Do Just About Everything” site actually suggests ways of protecting your crops from deer…. See
                      How to Protect Your Garden From Deer | eHow.com
                      Be warned it can involve 12 foot high electric fences… though certain scents or a dog offer more realistic options.
                      There’s also a deer scarer on e-bay
                      PORTEK HawkEye DEER DETERRENT / Scarer ? Protect Crops! on eBay, also, Other Agriculture Farming, Agriculture Farming, Business, Office Industrial (end time 26-Mar-09 17:31:01 GMT)
                      – but £150 ! Basically a windmill, there’s a working model (scares me) so maybe you could get some creative soul to make one for you…
                      If both options fail, reviving your crack-shot youth is probably the best bet - invite us all to the BBQ and we’ll bring you replacement seedlings! b.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Newbie View Post
                        Is it now warm enough to be planting peas & beans out in the veg patch? I've been umming & erring for the last week?
                        Peas, yes. Broad beans, yes. French and runners, no - they will be killed by frost and most places still get frosts in May.
                        Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

                        www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                        • #13
                          I think I read somewhere that semolina is a good ant killer - the workers feed the queen who swells then bursts thus not producing anymore workers....(they only last a few days themselves).

                          Tried it last year with some effect - but didn't kill them off totally

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                          • #14
                            Stupid quiestion....but do you make the semolina up or leave out the dry stuff? We seem to have Kent's entire ant population in our garden!
                            If it ain't broke...fix it til it is!

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                            • #15
                              I searched for all previous threads with ANTS in the title. I knew they were a pest but didn't realise they "farm" blackfly on broad beans to harvest their sweet excretions.

                              Was some really useful information - like sprinkling cinnamon around as they hate the smell. Have a look.

                              Serene she stand amid the flowers,
                              And only count lifes sunny hours,
                              For her dull days do not exist,
                              Evermore the optimist

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