Cinnamon Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 In my 3 new raised beds something is disturbing my seend over night (or very early morning) Could be the cat,as they like to dig in loose soil, but I can't find any...ahem...evidence Tis is major digging - not just a small area,the whole bed which was once lovely .raked & flet now looks like it has been rotovated What can I do to protect my seeds? I was thinking of cloches or chicken wire,but need some help form someone who has had experience of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 What type of seeds have you planted?......Mice are notorious for digging up seeds, especially beans. Protect them with netting or some twigs until you can get hold of netting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 I think there was too much disturbance for it to have been mice... They are going for peas,radish,lettuce,spring onions.........everything really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I have chicken wire around the outside of my raised beds but wonder if they need more protection. We have collared doves nesting in the garden and I saw one of them land on a pole holding the chicken wire up - there were no seedlings there then but I did wonder if she might go for the lettuce seedlings now they are popping up. I go out every morning now to check. Could your thief be a rabbit? Or could it be a cat doing the digging/scratching and slugs or snails eating the crops? I would get some netting over everything as that should stop most animals but not the slugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 For the moment I have chucked the Eglu rum over the bed (My girls are in a pen & don't use the run). I have started my peas of indoors, & will hope for the best. Don't think its a rabbit as I have never seen any in the garden & we have a cat & a dog which tend to keep them at bay My money is on the dog,who came in from her evening constitutional with VERY muddy paws last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Sarah, you could try making some cloches out of plastic bottles. You just have to cut them in half and you then have two cloches!!! Then you just push them into the soil, cheap and recycled too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 No need - the culprit has been caught. It was Millie,our dog.....I caught her in the act Little monkey is now only allowed in the garden if a responsible human is there with her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Glad you don't have to deal with mice/rats etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Problem is,now we know its Millie she seems to have developed a fatal fascination with the raised beds.....she can't keep away from them I think we may have to fence the area off,which will be a shame as I like the garden to be "open" looking. But as you said,she is easier to deal with than many of the other things it could have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
