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« on: August 31, 2010, 11:41:12 »


Hi,
I planted my last batch of the seasons carrots + raddishes.
All doing fine.
They came up to show their true leaves.
2 rows of each.
Couple of days later they were gone !!!!
No visible signs of snails  slugs or pidgeon poop  - where did they go Huh??
The spring oins that were sown at the same time are doing fine Huh

Thoughts please
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« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2010, 18:21:01 »

The same thing happened to my latest sowing of lettuce and rocket - I reckon the culprits were woodlice.
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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2010, 22:35:58 »

But I always assume it's slugs and snails, and I never see any slime from them outdoors on soil. I wonder if they just wander along, pass a nice carrot frond and have a munch - goodbye carrot.

I don't really know what woodlice get up to. It could be them. They always look like they've been up to no good when you disturb them.
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 22:44:08 »

All sorts of "aminals" will take a shine to a few tender shoots. I use a "cloche-shaped" piece of stiff plastic netting (lightweight fencing material) over a lot of stuff, mostly as an insurance rather than as a specific deterrant, but have "lost" whole rows of seedlings when I didn't have enough netting to go around, with and without any traces of slug/snail presence, so I'd blame birds or rodents if there's no trace of anything else ... I can't see woodlice being a problem , but maybe yours are bigger than mine  Wink

I do know a couple of neighbourhood cats with a taste for onions, believe it or not. I've only ever caught them nibbling the end of mature leaves, but I imagine they'd make short work of a row of seedlings if they fancied them !
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