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[marcusexeter]

Hi all
I have had THE most fantastic day at the allotment today - i power hoed my way through the site in glorious sunshine.

However - I was met with a catastrophic sight this morning , all of my onions, shallotts, leeks and chives have been eaten down to about 3 inches.

Could you help and tell me - will they still grow or should i sort out the rabbit problem and replant? Also I see that the leaves are like straws - will the rain get in the holes that have been left by the rabbits and make them rot?

please let me know x

[marcusexeter]

[jimtheworzel]

are you shure its rabbits......rabbits dont eat onions..leeks  ect..they go for sprouts 
cauli  cabbage...sounds like birds to me!

JTW

[marcusexeter]

hi
no it's a misconception that Rabbits don't eat the onion family - they definately do ;)

[reddyreddy]

well I planted leek, onions, garlic, psb and sprouts. the next day the psb and sprouts were gone so i replanted and fenced off. job done.

[shirlton]

My 2 rabbits don't eat onions at all

[Al37]

Rabbits here (county Durham) deffinately eat leeks :(
I have seen it with my own eyes :-\

[Robert_Brenchley]

Rabbits eat anything green.

[Eristic]

Simple answer. Eat the rabbit.

[Unwashed]

I've found that the rain goes down the hollow broken-off flower spikes and rots the onion so I'd guess it could do this for the leaves.

[boldielocks]

We have a similar problem, but I think Pheasents and Wood Pigoens are on my wanted list.

[growmore]

Rabbits do eat aliums .We used to shoot a little wod that had a lot of wild garlic.
The bunnies from there were inedible .They stank the place out when you cooked em. I like garlic but not as strong as they tasted .

[daileg]

Went up the plot yesterday the wild rabbits have eaten my cabbage caulis and my beetroot my lettuce Cos and iceburg left all the lollo rosso fusy B*****d ill catch him and cook the little B*****d with some onion and leek and ill show him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gardentg44]

Shot 6 over the last two weeks,

and dont care who knows :-X

[davyw1]

Last year i had 14 in two nights this year i have run out of rabits but in the words of Arnie they will be back

[BarriedaleNick]

Shot 6 over the last two weeks,

and dont care who knows :-X

Wish I could shoot Wood Pidgeon!  Not really the done thing In SE London though but with the amount of stuff they eat they should be fat and tasty.

[gardentg44]

Shot 6 over the last two weeks,

and dont care who knows :-X

[Wish I could shoot Wood Pidgeon!  Not really the done thing In SE London though but with the amount of stuff they eat they should be fat and tasty.

]

Lost count of how many woodies ive shot must be hundreds.

it only takes one to strip a row of peas

[Duke Ellington]

Do Wilkos sell guns ?

Duke  :P

[davyw1]

Do Wilkos sell guns ?

Duke  :P

EEEERRRRRRR   No