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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: mdjlucan on October 31, 2011, 09:15

Title: green manure
Post by: mdjlucan on October 31, 2011, 09:15

put the seeds in 4 weeks ago there are up 5 ins went there this morning loads have been dug up how can i stop this

Title: Re: green manure
Post by: Yorkie on October 31, 2011, 09:18

Do you think it's an animal which has done the digging?  Squirrel? Cat?

Putting netting over the manure might help but it does depend a little on what is doing the digging.

Title: Re: green manure
Post by: Salmo on October 31, 2011, 09:28

What have you planted?
Is it the green mamure that is the attraction or is there something from a previous crop?
It may be that the bed has plenty of worms or some pest such as leatherjackets or slugs.

Title: Re: green manure
Post by: mdjlucan on October 31, 2011, 09:43

its winter grazing rye all so think its a fox or  squirrels or pidgins 

Title: Re: green manure
Post by: Yorkie on October 31, 2011, 13:15

I doubt it's pigeons.  Squirrels play havoc with my lawn at this time of year when they try to plant conkers from the horse chestnut trees  >:(

Could be foxes if they have access to your back garden - did you put chicken manure pellets down when you sowed, or anything like that?

Title: Re: green manure
Post by: mdjlucan on October 31, 2011, 17:06

no