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Whats eating the corn....?

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BarrowBoy

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Whats eating the corn....?
« on: July 30, 2009, 14:24 »
My sweetcorn patch over the plot is being attacked everytime  i go over to check on it something has taken a bite out of a young cob....!!

The cobs are a few weeks off ready yet and something seems to have tested 60% of my crop butt just one bite from each!

Can anybody offer advice on how to protect the corn from whatever is eating it and also offer suggestions on what could be eating it...is it mice or magpies or .....??

i have now netted all around the patch to try and stop birds.

All advice gratfully recieved
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Goosegirl

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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2009, 16:38 »
I would suspect mice - they love them! :lol:
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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2009, 16:40 »
Our problem is squirrels.
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MoreWhisky

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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2009, 16:45 »
Im worried now mine are few weeks off yet to, with no protection , does everybody et there sweetcorn? any other protection i need? and what do u use against squirrels DD?
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tode

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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2009, 16:47 »
Squirrels? no problem:  Squirrel pie  :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2009, 16:48 »
Quote from: MoreWhisky on July 30, 2009, 16:45
what do u use against squirrels DD?

Quantity!!

A few go missing out of about 100.
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Greengirl

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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 16:50 »
Pheasants'll have 'em too.
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Salmo

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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 22:16 »
Also badgers, deer, rats.
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Beetroot queen

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Re: Whats eating the corn....?
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2009, 22:26 »
Sounds like wildlife pie is on the menu, topped with nibbled corn.  ;)

Mine arent netted either and I didnt grow a 100 either  :wacko:
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