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Title: Do pigeons eat leeks?
Post by: Trixiebelle on April 25, 2009, 10:41:25

I have a dilemma!

Just taken on a space in someone else's allotment to plant my surplus seedlings but they keep pigeons on their plot?!

I've got loads of cabbages and sprouts to plant there (I'm going to make a cage to put over them) but do the little darlings eat leeks?

PLEASE SAY NO!!! ;D

Title: Re: Do pigeons eat leeks?
Post by: katynewbie on April 25, 2009, 11:29:02

:-\

Pigeons are gits! In my experience they eat everything, wouldn't trust them with anything!

Title: Re: Do pigeons eat leeks?
Post by: OllieC on April 25, 2009, 11:37:29

We have lots of pidgies - they shred any brassica but leave the leeks alone. Mind you, it could depend on how hungry they are...

Title: Re: Do pigeons eat leeks?
Post by: Fork on April 25, 2009, 11:39:37

We have lots of them and they have never touched my leeks....they once shredded my runner beans plants too >:(

Title: Re: Do pigeons eat leeks?
Post by: Trixiebelle on April 25, 2009, 11:46:23

Thanks :)

Think I'll risk it then!

Ollie ... they're racing pigeons so they're very well fed and looked after. Mind you, they'd have to fly bloomin' fast if I caught them anywhere near me leeks ;D

Title: Re: Do pigeons eat leeks?
Post by: DenBee on April 25, 2009, 11:58:13

Surprisingly enough leeks seem to be safe from Geordie pigeons too. ;D At least in my experience - they ate the bloomin' cabbage plants, left the leeks well alone.

Title: Re: Do pigeons eat leeks?
Post by: saddad on April 25, 2009, 12:02:50

Some birds have no taste... ::)

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