onions

gread · « **on:** June 03, 2007, 21:26 »

some things eating the top of my onions any idears

spinny · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:28 »

usually snails in my experience, slugs don't seem to touch them

spinny

gread · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:30 »

do u think so coz there prity small i planted them late and there only started pushing through.would rabitts eat them??

spinny · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:34 »

I've never had a problem with rabbits eating them, especially when there's usually something far more tasty (from a rabbit's point of view) nearby....

spinny

David. · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:37 »

Rabbits love onion leaves (even more than garlic leaves).

spinny · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:41 »

Our domestic rabbits won't touch them and I've never had onions damaged by rabbits even though I've had other nearby crops eaten.

Spinny

David. · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:54 »

The rabbits round here will continually eat the leaves right down to the bulb until they kill every single onion plant.

spinny · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2007, 21:58 »

Glad I don't live near you then.....

WG. · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2007, 22:47 »

Rabbits certainly eat onions and garlic and chives and ... (name your favourite plant here)

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2007, 00:15 »

Slugs and snails have had a go at mine, especially the shallots.

corndolly · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2007, 08:14 »

Rabbits ate the growing tips on our onions,we had to cover with net ,but better idea is to fence around the plot of onions , has to be about 3' high though and they will dig under , so have a 1' lay on the ground , 4' width fencing.

WG. · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2007, 09:36 »

Quote from: "corndolly"

better idea is to fence around the plot of onions

It should be pointed out that CD's onion patch is a bit larger than average ...

corndolly · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2007, 20:00 »

Thats true WG

but I dont think we grow as many onions as you do garlic !!

The spare onions we planted and did nt protect have been grazed and are fit only to be pulled as spring onions with short damaged stems .

At least that way we get to eat some of the crop.

If we protected them now they may pull through and make a bulb worth storing but we have run out of net .

Tried lead travelling fast but would need nightly patrols and our friendly man with gun has other plots to patrol. So We'll have to get a couple of ferral/farm cats ,if anyone knows of any female farm cats needing new homes , please PM me .

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