My New Life on an allotment

tony thompson · « **on:** September 11, 2007, 20:35 »

:oops:
My wife and I took on an allotment last November and spent many long hours getting it prepared for this year. We have had some fantastic crops but now have a real probelm with those pesky rabbits and pidgeons who seem to delight in eating our crops despite lots of netting everywhere any answers to how we can make life easier rather than netting everything?

jack russell · « **Reply #1 on:** September 11, 2007, 20:38 »

Hi tony and welcome

a .22 air rifle will do the trick

other than that you going to persevere with the netting :roll:

cheers

jr

muntjac · « **Reply #2 on:** September 11, 2007, 20:39 »

fenn traps .mark 6 for the rabbits.

http://www.euroguns.co.uk/acatalog/Fenn_traps.htmln air rifle for the pigeons if allowed or just net the greens

DD. · « **Reply #3 on:** September 11, 2007, 20:41 »

Netting - sorry. I have the same problem. It's been the only answer.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #4 on:** September 11, 2007, 20:45 »

Let the rabbits and pigeons eat some of your veg, then you eat them, they'll be stuffed already for you!!!!

richyrich7 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 11, 2007, 21:08 »

Hiya Tony we suffered badly this year with pigeons netting is the way forward, thankfully we don't have rabbits.

Sadgit · « **Reply #6 on:** September 11, 2007, 22:28 »

fleece for me.... fleece is my best friend

Lynne · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2007, 13:20 »

Our plot has a major rabbit problem and the whole allotment site is plagued by them. On the advice of others at the site we have used galvanised mesh around the growing area which we are expanding outwards as we create more beds.

A gun would be cheaper though.

We buried it about 8 inches into the ground and its about 3 ft high. So far, no rabbits have got through to our veg. We use netting for birds.

VickyR · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2007, 13:21 »

picket fence round my lotto keeps out the rabbits - also useful for attaching the netting to!

muntjac · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2007, 13:32 »

Quote from: "Lynne"

Our plot has a major rabbit problem and the whole allotment site is plagued by them. On the advice of others at the site we have used galvanised mesh around the growing area which we are expanding outwards as we create more beds.

A gun would be cheaper though.

We buried it about 8 inches into the ground and its about 3 ft high. So far, no rabbits have got through to our veg. We use netting for birds.

18 inches down and 3 ft high is what i have to do on the farm .. n the beggers still dig under or jump over

Sadgit · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2007, 13:46 »

rabbits terrorise the guy 2 down from me, but I don't get any (why did I say that!!!)

VickyR · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2007, 14:08 »

There's a particularly stupid rabbit that sits in the middle of the car park at our allotments and you have to drive around it. You can get within about 4 ft of it. Shame I'm a veggie really, but I think its days may be numbered as the nights get colder and thoughts turn to stews!

muntjac · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2007, 14:09 »

autumn rabbits are always sweeter

i get a few a week lolo

muntjac · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2007, 14:22 »

"" hiya vickyr.,ty fer the carrot ""

Aidy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2007, 15:00 »

Think its time for another hair cut mate, you starting to look like one of them hippies again.

Newcomer to allotment life...advice gratefully received Started by TheGoodLondonLife on Grow Your Own	12 Replies 3516 Views	July 18, 2010, 21:23 by peapod
Where There's Life.......... Started by DD. on Grow Your Own	11 Replies 2885 Views	June 04, 2008, 12:50 by iwantanallotment
No signs of life Started by suesowsseed on Grow Your Own	5 Replies 1984 Views	January 30, 2013, 15:05 by Hamani
Life of seeds. Started by alfman on Grow Your Own	1 Replies 944 Views	February 21, 2009, 16:00 by mikem