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"Howard Neil" hneil@REMOVE TO REPLY.co.uk writes:
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| Thanks, Nick. I have ruled out slugs and snails (my first suspects) as
| adjacent plants that are usually attacked by them have been left untouched,
| probably due to the good work of the hedgehogs.
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| I have not noticed any increase in small rodents (although, as I am in the
| country, there are lots of them normally). It would also surprise me if they
| preferred my beans to the feast to be had in nearby hedgerows.
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| Just a thought, could the hedgehogs have accidentally broken the beans while
| hunting the slugs and snails? It is too late for this year but, if this is a
| possibility, I will try to devise some sort of very low fence to protect the
| beans next year.

Yes. But it seems unlikely if a lot of them were damaged. Were the
stems broken off, or gnawed through?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.