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ourdai
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Old allotmenteers never die, they just run to seed
Woodlice
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April 06, 2009, 12:12:22 »
My plot is completely overun with woodlice, they took all the roots off my onions, ruined tomatoes and every time I lift a bucket or a pot there are hundreds of them.
Anybody got any suggestions on how I can at least reduce the numbers.
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OllieC
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April 06, 2009, 12:35:08 »
Get chickens!
In all fairness to the woodlice, they're not normally considered to be a pest. They like decaying vegetation & will shelter in the holes but are very unlikely to be the culprit as far as your onion roots or toms go.
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saddad
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April 06, 2009, 12:38:26 »
Borrow some chickens as ollie says... they love 'em... ;D
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Eristic
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April 06, 2009, 14:03:47 »
I would be inclined to look elsewhere for your problems. Woodlice will nibble at seedlings but I've never noticed any trouble on healthy growing plants. I think they are a vital part of the allotment ecology spending most of their time hoovering up vegetable detritus.
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