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    Have noticed the lovely little darlings having a go at my lettuces 2nite! Any tips?

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    Originally posted by mrsc2b View Post
    Have noticed the lovely little darlings having a go at my lettuces 2nite! Any tips?
    shoot the feathered vandals
    What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
    Ralph Waide Emmerson

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    • #3
      lol Jacob! what with, my peas ain't ready yet!

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      • #4
        im afraid the only answer besides killing them is to put some netting over the lettuces we have the same problem on our allotment plot

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        • #5
          i am having the same problem with brussel sprouts but upto now they have left the growing tip alone so they will recover but it do's nbot work with lettuce sorry jacob
          What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
          Ralph Waide Emmerson

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          • #6
            just a fine netting suspended on canes?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Lesley Jay
              The netting must reach the ground all the way around or else the little darlings just walk underneath!!
              And if the pigeons don't the wabbits will!
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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              • #8
                You have to cover your crops over to keep the pigeons and other little beauties off. Canes stuck in with nets draped over will do the job. Put something on the tips of the canes to stop you poking your eye out on them when you bend over the bed. I use pipe lagging cut into bits (49p a metre from B&Q) Works a treat.

                From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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                • #9
                  Make some cloches out of wire netting and cover them with that . Make sure it's 1" mesh though as a baby wabbit will go straight thru 2" mesh
                  ntg
                  Never be afraid to try something new.
                  Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
                  A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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                  • #10
                    I put a cane at each corner topped with an empty yoghurt pot - Netting over the top and pegged down where it touches the ground. It works!
                    Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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

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                    • #11
                      Re: netting - bear in mind the woodpigeon will land on the top of any net if it can and peck thru the holes. I've now resorted to using chicken mesh shaped into chimneys
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Flummery View Post
                        I put a cane at each corner topped with an empty yoghurt pot - Netting over the top and pegged down where it touches the ground. It works!
                        Same type of thing as we've done with the brassica bed Flum, looks a bit ramshackle, but if it works, then it doesnt matter how it looks!
                        Blessings
                        Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

                        'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!

                        The Dobby's Pumpkin Patch - an Allotment & Beekeeping blogspot!
                        Last updated 16th April - Video intro to our very messy allotment!
                        Dobby's Dog's - a Doggy Blog of pics n posts - RIP Bella gone but never forgotten xx
                        On Dark Ravens Wing - a pagan blog of musings and experiences

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                        • #13
                          a garden cane with a cd disc attached to some string,the light reflecting blinds the blighters!! not literally you understand but just enough to send em packing.Alternatively a gun and a block of shortcrust should do the trick

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                          • #14
                            Better than a CD on string or wire (that gets tangled by the wind) is to use an old VHS video cassette, break it open and take out the tape, then tie strips of it to anything you wish to keep the birds off! It is metallic tape, so reflects light to scare the birds as it moves in the breeze, and also makes a noise as it flutters, ideal for scaring pigeons off, plus you can use lots of it! We've used it on all our pea and bean supports, plus on the fedge with the rasps and which is next to the strawb bed! So far so good!
                            Blessings
                            Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

                            'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!

                            The Dobby's Pumpkin Patch - an Allotment & Beekeeping blogspot!
                            Last updated 16th April - Video intro to our very messy allotment!
                            Dobby's Dog's - a Doggy Blog of pics n posts - RIP Bella gone but never forgotten xx
                            On Dark Ravens Wing - a pagan blog of musings and experiences

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                            • #15
                              yeah have seen that in my area, am new to this game and picking up tips anyhow or anywhere! just usually make my own wine from the hedgerow but have branched out into the growing side of things.8 gallons of wine and loads of sloe gin makes me think i can grow a bit of veg?! making that is not drinking

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