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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: Digeroo on February 13, 2013, 07:43:12

Title: What shreds cardboard?
Post by: Digeroo on February 13, 2013, 07:43:12
I had some large sheets of cardboard lieing on the soil to warm it up and suppress the weeds but something has attacked it and chewed it up.  The likely suspects are deer, pheasants, and hedgehog, maybe squirrel.  Has anyone any idea of what shreds cardboard? 

I have never thought of having to net cardboard. :BangHead:
Title: Re: What shreds cardboard?
Post by: Deb P on February 13, 2013, 07:49:37
Rodents?
Title: Re: What shreds cardboard?
Post by: Kea on February 13, 2013, 10:45:08
Snails do, rodents makes good nesting material
Title: Re: What shreds cardboard?
Post by: Duke Ellington on February 13, 2013, 11:01:23
Yep mice will shred most things, they shreadded plastic carrier bags in my shed this winter.
Title: Re: What shreds cardboard?
Post by: Digeroo on February 13, 2013, 11:15:55
Whoops you are right.   I forgot the voles.  The compost bins are full of them.  I will try putting some extra in the top of the bins so they leave my mulching alone.
Title: Re: What shreds cardboard?
Post by: green lily on February 13, 2013, 19:29:31
Slugs and natural biodegradation all do their bit.
Title: Re: What shreds cardboard?
Post by: pumkinlover on February 13, 2013, 21:40:01
Worms like the glue in cardboard- I remember Bob Flowerdew (oh hail Bob Flowerdew!!!) saying this and it is true, I find them all over it!
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