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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: adrianhumph on May 17, 2007, 09:47:18
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Hi all, :D
Looked out at my marigolds this morning, to see some of them decimated. >:( I think d**n slugs & snails, then watch a starling come along & rip the leaves off & take them away for nesting material >:( So be warned if you have starlings in your garden you might have to net your marigolds.
Adrian.
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What kind of Marigolds? Are they French, African or English?
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Hi there,
French, 4 different varieties, the starlings like them all >:(
Adrian.
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OO Eck I thought that it was only the slugs and snails that we had to worry about! >:(
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Know they are top of the slug snack menu but didn't realise birdies like them! Probably don't get our out until after nesting time!
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was going to plant some marigolds in the same containers/grow bags as my toms to ward off white fly. reading htis not so sure now if they are a slug/snail magnet...
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I grow them in the border of my G'hous for just that reason and it works... I use Tagetes. I also use French/African Marigolds between my cabbage plants. Doesn't keep the Whitefly down there but makes slug picking much easier and reduces damage to my edibles!
;D
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do you know any high street suppliers stocking these (Tagetes)? (will get some seeds for next year) . BQ? Homebase etc...???
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Spooky, try Woolies - this year they did a BOGOFF on all packs of seeds. Homebase and B&Q also stock them. Not too late for this year either.
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just got back from a hunting trip ;D Morrisons were doing packs of 20 plants for £3.29 so sorted now :)