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Title: Mice and peas
Post by: AlanP on April 04, 2007, 22:49:27

On one of my allotments I have a lot of trouble with mice taking the peas after they have been sown >:( I hear that soaking the peas before hand in paraffin will stop this problem, the question is how long do you soak them for, an hour? overnight?.

Title: Re: Mice and peas
Post by: saddad on April 04, 2007, 22:55:46

Generally for about half an hour, while you are preparing the shallow trench... and strain...
:-\

Title: Re: Mice and peas
Post by: AlanP on April 04, 2007, 22:58:12

Thanks saddad, will give it a go tomorrow

Title: Re: Mice and peas
Post by: quizzical1 on April 04, 2007, 23:02:19

Dr D.G. Hessayon says in his book "The Vegetable Expert", and I quote,

"Old fashioned remedies are to dip the seed in paraffin or alum, or to put spiny branches along the rows. Mouse bait could be used if there is known to be a problem"

Title: Re: Mice and peas
Post by: saddad on April 04, 2007, 23:04:35

I'm a spiny branch fan myself...
;D

Title: Re: Mice and peas
Post by: okra on April 05, 2007, 15:41:43

One good use for overgrowing brambles

Title: Re: Mice and peas
Post by: allaboutliverpool on April 05, 2007, 22:00:45

Our allotment has a container as an office. Underneath lives a family of healthy mice-fattened feral cats..........no problem!

Title: Re: Mice and peas
Post by: Rotavator on April 05, 2007, 22:32:39

A drop of paraffin in watering can watered in when sowing usually does the trick.Or a length of string dipped in creosote then strung along sticks pushed in ground over your pea bed will keep em off and cats won't scratch up you seedbed either

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