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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Tinkie_Bear on September 24, 2008, 16:38:31

Title: Who's been eating my corn?
Post by: Tinkie_Bear on September 24, 2008, 16:38:31

Nearly all of the corn on my lotty has been scoffed by creatures / critters unknown.

Any ideas who dunit? Any ideas how to stop them next year?

(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/6263/cornxk6.png) (http://imageshack.us)

This was a couple of weeks ago but I forgot all about it!

Thanks

Helen x

Title: Re: Who's been eating my corn?
Post by: Mrs Ava on September 24, 2008, 17:30:40

Badgers, squirrels and mice will feast on the corn.  I believe some people cut the bottoms off plastic bottles and cover the developing cobs, or put a guard of chicken wire around them.

Title: Re: Who's been eating my corn?
Post by: ipt8 on September 24, 2008, 20:34:00

I have seen squirrels taking the maize cobs tha the gamekeeper grows as groundcover for the pheasents, but you usually see them carrying them away to eat.

Title: Re: Who's been eating my corn?
Post by: Sally A on September 24, 2008, 21:01:22

A 750ml plastic water bottle is the perfect size.  slit it up the middle and  put the stopper end at the base of the plant.  Just don't let it get too sweaty.

Title: Re: Who's been eating my corn?
Post by: sawfish on September 24, 2008, 23:39:03

You might not want to hear this but I know for a fact that rats love sweetcorn. Its no1 in their menu.

sorry

Title: Re: Who's been eating my corn?
Post by: cornykev on September 25, 2008, 16:08:03

Ditto:   I caught the dirty rat feeding on mine last year. >:(     ;D ;D ;D