OK, What's eating them?

[Sinbad7]

Hopefully the same isn't going to happen to mine but two plot holder's have had the same problem.

Their carrots have germintaed fine, they grow to about an inch and overnight the whole row has disappeared, so whatever is eating them?

Sinbad

[Sinbad7]

[manicscousers]

we've had slugs do this, all the tops gone overnight  :(

[Sinbad7]

For all the years I have gardened I had never heard of the slugs eating them that's why I asked.

I do find it weird as it's only been the last couple of years that I have heard people have their carrots eaten like this.

LOL, you're sure it's the slugs mainscousers? ;D

Sinbad

[manicscousers]

either that or snails, the lot is covered with fleece to stop the carrot fly  :o
they've been eating the onion tops and we've greenfly on the garlic chives, never heard of that either  ;D

[Sinbad7]

Oh dear mainscousers whatever is gardening coming to ;D ;D

Odd times for sure.

You could have laid money on it if your carrots germinated you only had the carrot fly to worry about, and as for eating onion tops and greenfly on the chives this time of year we now have new challenges ahead.  They do say you can't beat nature so for every hurdle the gardener overcomes another is ready to take it's place.

I suppose it's what keeps us going :)

Sinbad

[manicscousers]

the trouble is, the goodies don't keep up with the baddies, only seen 2 ladybirds this year..plenty of frogs but not in the carrot bed  ;D

[davyw1]

It could be voles

[Gazfoz]

Get the chemicals out boys! unless you know different ;)

[kt.]

Half my marigolds have been hoovered since I went away this weekend.  Now just empty trays of compost without a trace of marigold........  Must be a ghost....

[davyw1]

Slugs love marigold but usually they leave dome sort of slime trail if there is none then i would put it down to vole,s.

[calendula]

perhaps a rabbit is eating the carrots  ::)