tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post4992205586319006622..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Yes, the slugs are fine, thank you!Mark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-34918796782293874962014-12-13T09:49:51.557+00:002014-12-13T09:49:51.557+00:00Small birds just hop on the ground around the outs...Small birds just hop on the ground around the outside of the plant, rather than landing on the plant itself (which is what pigeons tend to do). So it's the bigger, outside leaves that get pecked at most and with spinach these are still quite soft compared to big brassica leaves. For small birds, sparrows can peck off pretty big lumps of leaf at a time and they come back again and again with their friends.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-77673896500938885102014-12-12T20:08:10.093+00:002014-12-12T20:08:10.093+00:00So kind of you to feed the wildlife ;> At least...So kind of you to feed the wildlife ;> At least the other plants seem to be untouched. It would be sad to lose a lot of them. This year I didn't put anything down to get rid of the slugs and ended up with a lot of Asian green damage. I'll have to be better about it next year. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-53816736502592779802014-12-12T17:02:33.184+00:002014-12-12T17:02:33.184+00:00You are not the first person to have said this to ...You are not the first person to have said this to me today! I have been out and put some protection around the Spinach plants today, so let's see what happens... Why do they not go for the softer, more succulent young leaves, do you think?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-28307441764863432182014-12-12T16:48:22.373+00:002014-12-12T16:48:22.373+00:00You know that i have been a very bad gardener this...You know that i have been a very bad gardener this year (hopefully next year will be better), but where I did try the birds, aphids and slugs have ravished that work. You still have something to show for your winter harvest though, I don't think I have anything - even the chard is...well stripped. I will take a gander tomorrow morning, but I am sure it won't be worth showing though photographs, Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-73523714672114329832014-12-12T16:43:16.227+00:002014-12-12T16:43:16.227+00:00Maybe like me they find endive too bitter.Maybe like me they find endive too bitter.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-74249253863285611192014-12-12T16:34:39.612+00:002014-12-12T16:34:39.612+00:00Stripping plants down to the mid-rib can also be a...Stripping plants down to the mid-rib can also be a bird pest problem. As well as the easily seen pigeons, other small garden birds including sparrows will surreptitiously peck off lumps of leaf leaving just the central ribs. In my garden, the soft leaves of spinach are a favourite of these birds all year round. A bit of netting might be the answer here and if not, then it's the slugs after all !Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-118686933942366642014-12-12T14:09:02.332+00:002014-12-12T14:09:02.332+00:00I'm hoping the lack of plants this year will p...I'm hoping the lack of plants this year will put off the slugs next year for me. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52903269352791846882014-12-12T12:07:38.970+00:002014-12-12T12:07:38.970+00:00Glad those pesky slugs haven't devoured everyt...Glad those pesky slugs haven't devoured everything.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com