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
are you shure its rabbits......rabbits dont eat onions..leeks ect..they go for sprouts
cauli cabbage...sounds like birds to me!
JTW
hi
no it's a misconception that Rabbits don't eat the onion family - they definately do ;)
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.
My 2 rabbits don't eat onions at all
Rabbits here (county Durham) deffinately eat leeks :(
I have seen it with my own eyes :-\
Rabbits eat anything green.
Simple answer. Eat the rabbit.
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.
We have a similar problem, but I think Pheasents and Wood Pigoens are on my wanted list.
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 .
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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shot 6 over the last two weeks,
and dont care who knows :-X
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
Quote from: gardentg44 on May 13, 2009, 07:57:36
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.
Quote from: BarriedaleNick on May 13, 2009, 08:23:31
Quote from: gardentg44 on May 13, 2009, 07:57:36
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
Do Wilkos sell guns ?
Duke :P