[lincspoacher]

Sunday: trenched last of 48 leeks.

Today: On checking, one vanished, one pulled out the ground and lying three feet away.

Pigeons? Rabbits?

[compostqueen]

I'd suspect rabbits

[lincspoacher]

Theres def rabbits around, and pigeons.


netting then? and cd's on a string ?

[upert]

only netting works, they get used to everything else. *looks forlornly at pigeon perched on scarecrow*.

[lincspoacher]

what sort do i need ?


is THIS STUFF any use

[Rampant_Weasel]

fine for pigeons, not much good for caterpillars.

[DD.]

That's horrendous stuff - you never can lay it out straight.

I've bought some of this......

Debris Netting

Initial outlay seems high, but there's a lot of it, very fine & very stong. Also comes in 3m widths.

If it can stop bricks falling, it can stop pigeons! You'll need a sturdy support though.

[Rampant_Weasel]

i use this also, stops everything apparently even carrot fly, luckily i came across some scaffolders who were about to throw it away so i got 2 lengths of it for free  

[muddifoot]

being so new to gardening and getting our plot so suddenly- I bought veg. already growing from the garden centers- and one of them was leeks. well I planted them in april and they are looking fantastic,BUT  everyone else in planting them now-I've since been told the error of my ways with leeks.  is there anywhere I can get them now to plant for the winter crops or could I still plant some seeds or is it to late now?  We do love leeks so it would be nice to have some later in the year or next spring.

by the way whats happened to Aunt Sally ?  I miss her knowledge and wit.

[DD.]

by the way whats happened to Aunt Sally ?  I miss her knowledge and wit.

She's gone no where, you're obviously not looking very hard!

[muddifoot]

yes                dd  I was looking but -  maybe in the wrong places.  whoops!  I have now found some entries from her . sorry for my lack of detectiveness. :oops:  :oops:

[DD.]

I hope you're not stalking her! :shock:

Wurzel won't be happy!

[muddifoot]

no not stalking her - just like her wit and her humourus replys- she can put you in your place without making you feel bad and thats a rare quality-

[DD.]

Favouritsm!

That's not how AS puts me in my place!

[Aunt Sally]

Dave  :shock:  You promised you wouldn't tell  :!:

And Aunty is never humorous Muddy, I'm sure I have no idea where you got that from  :roll:  

There are people down in the dungeon who will tell you that I'm far from being funny - firm but fair though