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| Kate Morgan 2007-04-21, 9:25 am |
| I feed the birds and do my very best to provide them with a safe birdy
garden in which to live, then this morning I find that one of the little
hooters has pecked off the tops of my tiny tomato plants, it is not good
enough, mutter mutter mutter
kate
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| On 21/4/07 11:16, in article
4629e4e8$0$8738$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net, "Kate Morgan"
<katemorgan@btinternet.com> wrote:
> I feed the birds and do my very best to provide them with a safe birdy
> garden in which to live, then this morning I find that one of the little
> hooters has pecked off the tops of my tiny tomato plants, it is not good
> enough, mutter mutter mutter
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> kate
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Definitely not mice?
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)
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| Dave Hill 2007-04-21, 9:25 am |
| On 21 Apr, 11:39, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> On 21/4/07 11:16, in article
> 4629e4e8$0$8738$ed261...@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net, "Kate Morgan"
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> <katemor...@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> Definitely not mice?
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> Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devonhttp://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
> (remove weeds from address)
I'm with Sacha, field mice would be my bet, Are the tops still there?
If not then mice.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries
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| Kate Morgan 2007-04-21, 9:25 am |
| didn't really consider mice, the plants are tumbler tomato's in hanging
baskets about 5ft. up a wall, but I suppose mice do climb very well and yes
the tops have gone. Don't suppose that they will shoot out and grow again?
kate
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"Dave Hill" <david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 21 Apr, 11:39, Sacha <s...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
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> I'm with Sacha, field mice would be my bet, Are the tops still there?
> If not then mice.
> David Hill
> Abacus Nurseries
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| Alan Holmes 2007-04-21, 8:25 pm |
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"Kate Morgan" <katemorgan@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>I feed the birds and do my very best to provide them with a safe birdy
>garden in which to live, then this morning I find that one of the little
>hooters has pecked off the tops of my tiny tomato plants, it is not good
>enough, mutter mutter mutter
Pigeons!
Hang something bright red near or on the containers, pigeons are scared of
anything red!
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> kate
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| Dave Hill 2007-04-22, 9:25 am |
| On 21 Apr, 15:19, "Kate Morgan" <katemor...@btinternet.com> wrote:[color=darkred]
> didn't really consider mice, the plants are tumbler tomato's in hanging
> baskets about 5ft. up a wall, but I suppose mice do climb very well and yes
> the tops have gone. Don't suppose that they will shoot out and grow again?
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> kate
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> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Dave Hill" <d...@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> wrote in message
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If there are any leaves left on the stem then you will get side shoots
growing from the leaf axil.
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| Kate Morgan 2007-04-22, 1:25 pm |
| Sadly whoever or whatever it was ate all the shoots, I have now spoilt their
fun by taking the baskets back into the greenhouse for a few weeks, bigger
plants will not be so tasty I hope. Thanks all for your input.
kate
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"Dave Hill" <david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 21 Apr, 15:19, "Kate Morgan" <katemor...@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> If there are any leaves left on the stem then you will get side shoots
> growing from the leaf axil.
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| Kate Morgan 2007-04-25, 5:25 pm |
| >>I feed the birds and do my very best to provide them with a safe birdy[color=darkred]
Having thought that I was being very clever and having moved my baskets
into the greenhouse - see earlier post - I find this morning that another
plant has been gobbled up, so it must be mice I suppose :-(
kate
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| On 25/4/07 20:17, in article
462fa9ed$0$8714$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net, "Kate Morgan"
<katemorgan@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> Having thought that I was being very clever and having moved my baskets
> into the greenhouse - see earlier post - I find this morning that another
> plant has been gobbled up, so it must be mice I suppose :-(
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Sounds horribly like it. And if you've got one......... I do suggest you
get a company in to put down bait in the right places and boxes. I've had
to do it in my previous house and it's routine here - every six weeks in
season. The problem with ignoring mice is that in autumn they find nice,
warm, cosy places to live and sometimes, that's your attic or cellar. Then
they nibble on electrical cabling etc. and that is NOT safe. Much better
to deal with the problem now, have regular checks throughout the summer and
put your mind at rest longterm. The company we use is called Baroque and
they're excellent. I have no idea if they operate outside this area but if
they do, I recommend them.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)
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| Kate Morgan 2007-04-26, 9:25 am |
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> Sounds horribly like it. And if you've got one......... I do suggest you
> get a company in to put down bait in the right places and boxes. I've had
> to do it in my previous house and it's routine here - every six weeks in
> season. The problem with ignoring mice is that in autumn they find nice,
> warm, cosy places to live and sometimes, that's your attic or cellar.
> Then
> they nibble on electrical cabling etc. and that is NOT safe. Much better
> to deal with the problem now, have regular checks throughout the summer
> and
> put your mind at rest longterm. The company we use is called Baroque and
> they're excellent. I have no idea if they operate outside this area but
> if
> they do, I recommend them.
> Thank you Sacha, most helpful, I haven't noticed any in the house - just
> spiders - I keep bait down all the time in the stables and don't have
> very much trouble there either. Now to get some more tomato plants going
kate
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