[gregmcalister]

I've been working hard, clearing my allotment for the new season. Potatoes, garlic, onions and shallots are all in the ground and I'm starting on my peas. I built a cold frame out of bricks and glass I found lying around and planted my peas into individual seed trays to give them a good start. I went down yesterday and every single one had been picked out and eaten. How do these mice know that my pea seeds are buried in my pots! They don't touch anything else. Anyway third time lucky! This time I'm going to have to tape a cover over the seed tray.  The ground is still a bit wet to sow direct.

[purplebean]

I tend to start peas in pots on a shelving unit to try to stop the mice, they like squash seeds as well. Not sure if they dig on the off chance or if they can actually smell the seed.

[nobby]

mice are the sporn of the deval Iv tried everything even soking them in parafin the only thing that works is starting them of in the greenhouse I line an old breed baskett with news paper fill with compost then sow rows 2inches apart by the time the paper has roted they are reddy for planting

[mikem]

mice are the sporn of the deval Iv tried everything even soking them in parafin

Don't let the RSPCA find out!    

[iwantanallotment]

   

[nobby]

now thers a thought      

[philskin]

mice are the sporn of the deval Iv tried everything even soking them in parafin

Don't let the RSPCA find out!    

                                                                                                                         dont you meen the RSPCM  LOL  

[Big Jen]

My problem is stoppping the blackbirds from pulling the onion sets out. I have lost count how many times I have replanted them  
Dont want to use nets in case they get stuck in it
BJ

[cawdor2001]

Use fleece Jen they cannot get caught in that, i fleece mine cos as you say pigeons and crows etc pull em out, ok once they are established


Cawdor

[weeeed]

I've given up trying to start pulses outside. I now turn my house into a plant nursery every year. Messy but more chance of success with the plants if I do it that way.

[jimroden]

Now as a green horn to all this last year i was told to soak them in parifin
i never tryed it though

Jim

[gregmcalister]

My latest attempt at mouse proofing my peas involves wrapping the whole seed tray in clear plastic, putting them in the coldframe and waiting until they germinate.

[simmo]

best thing out for the little pests is a mouse trap works every time with a small bit of chocolate on..  

[vegmandan]

I'm using my tried and tested mouse repelant again this year.

I've bought a roll of small guage galvanized mesh which I made into a trough shape with 6 inch sides,then cover the drills with this and bury the sides  4 inch deep so they will have to burrow 4 inches down to get under it.

The holes are too small for the mice to get through and the peas just grow through the holes.

Voila !