Topic: Something snacking on onions!

[undercarriage plan]

Having sorted out my seed potato crisis, thank you all, I went down to the lottie and discovered half my onions had had their shoots nipped off and left on the ground! The vermin hadn't even had the decency to eat them. :o I've planted my onions in the autumn for three seasons and have never had any problems, who is the culprit and how can I apprehend him/her/it?! :-\

[chrispea27]

Could try netting them over. The only trouble I have had in the past is with birds pulling them out of the ground. I have had spring bulbs nibbled by the birds but I would have thiught onions would not be to their taste? :o

[gavin]

Hmmm - hope I'm wrong, but the only time my onions had that kind of damage (a bit later in the year) it was definitely two legged him/her's?

Good luck - Gavin

[Mrs Ava]

Didn't someone suffer last year with the rabbits eating their leeks??

[wardy]

My husband said I'd planted my onion sets upside down but then someone came on here and stuck up for me saying that it was probably the birds that had done it.  Apparently they like a nibble so I've covered mine with mesh (tightly secured so as not to harm the birdies).  None pinched by birds but some have rotted

[undercarriage plan]

Thanks for all help, decided to net them or I'm in danger of losing the lot! :'( But really pleased cos my cucumbers are germinating (first try of these) and my bird of paradise plant is flowering, I've been waiting Years ;D

[Roy Bham UK]

My husband said I'd planted my onion sets upside down.

Ooh! err! :o please tell ??? which way up should they be ??? as I planted some today :-[

[undercarriage plan]

Pointy end at the top! ;D Good luck

[Roy Bham UK]

 ::) Phew ::) Thank you Undercarriage plan ;D

[Joolieeee]

the slugs ate ours last year - to the extent that the green stalk either had lots of holes in, or had been sheared off completely - every time we went to the lottie we were picking slugs off - I thought the strong oniony taste was supposed to put them off
- they havent attacked wintering onions so far - phew

Julie

[undercarriage plan]

Welcome, Roy. Just hope wasn't standng on head when gave advice! ;)