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Hi all - i was hoping someone could help identify whats been damaging my cabbage. I went out yesterday to find the top of the heart had been munched away. I had some problems with pigeons damaging the seedlings when i planted them out so they have been covered with a net ever since. I can't find any holes in the netting but could the damage in the image be caused by a pigeon or is it something else? thanks for any help you can give.
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As you've netted I don't think it's a pigeon. Maybe very hungry slugs and snails?? -
Thanks for the quick reply - maybe it is - haven't had a problem with them recently but I'll put down some pellets and see if it helps. thanksComment
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I would harvest that cabbage and eat it asap. Keep an eye on the others.Comment
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I'd consider finer netting for next year.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Same thing happened to mine.... gutted
Think its slugs/snails.You have to loose sight of the shore sometimes to cross new oceans
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Looks like it's split/burst to me, they do that if you leave em too long. You can still eat em though
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Shadylane's right, they're not being eaten, they're splitting as they want to flower. You can pick the rest and store them as they are in a cool place. If you cut the stems you'll get mini cabbages forming in a few weeks.
I've left some of mine to experiment with eating the flower buds like brocolli.Comment
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I did that with the sprouts last season. They were sprouting flower heads and extra mini sprouts all over so we ate them. Worked a treat.Comment
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I'd go with spliting too- the edges ar too even- and it's too 'clean' inside for pests.
We're trying the cut stem method this year too- hope it works!!!
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It could be rats looking at the amount that's been "nibbled".Last edited by bubblewrap; 21-08-2010, 10:54 AM.The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
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Seems like its splitting alright as i've lost another one and looks exactly like some images i found online - thanks for pointing me in the right direction! I've harvested the split heads now and whats left still taste good!Comment
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Reply to Heated mat for Tom's and chilliesI use a mix of six scoops of compost three scoops of sand/grit and two scoops of perlite,the quantity is unimportant as long as the ratio is the same, if for seeds I use this mix, if I am potting on I add some blood, fish and bone, along with a small quantity of chicken manure pellets
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