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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: undercarriage plan on March 13, 2005, 19:33:07

Title: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: undercarriage plan on March 13, 2005, 19:33:07

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?! :-\

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: chrispea27 on March 13, 2005, 20:11:46

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

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: gavin on March 13, 2005, 22:49:26

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

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: Mrs Ava on March 13, 2005, 23:07:14

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

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: wardy on March 14, 2005, 17:03:18

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

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: undercarriage plan on March 14, 2005, 17:47:15

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

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: Roy Bham UK on March 14, 2005, 20:49:02

Quote from: wardy on March 14, 2005, 17:03:18

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 :-[

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: undercarriage plan on March 14, 2005, 21:00:21

Pointy end at the top! ;D Good luck

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: Roy Bham UK on March 14, 2005, 21:05:56

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

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: Joolieeee on March 15, 2005, 13:19:59

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

Title: Re: Something snacking on onions!
Post by: undercarriage plan on March 15, 2005, 21:39:12

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