"Juggs" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 May 2004 16:06:31 +0100, "Rachael of Nex, the Wiccan Rat"
wrote:

No ! The swines - perhaps that's why my blasted chives are in total
disrepair this year. It would explain alot. Time to move the chive pot I
think.

I don't think they eat chives, Rach, although if this is reported by
other people as well, then there is a new phenomenon. They wre on my
chives cos they was night rext to the lilies.

I'm not sure what the problem with my chives is this year - last year it was
the puppy Jalen eating them just as it really got going (Bindi just
sniffed). But I've moved the pot in case the lily beetles are having a crack
at them. This year part of the garden where the good stuff grows is fenced
off from the hounds too, and they're only allowed in there when I'm
watching.


Look for aphids on the chives. If the plant wasn't totally destroyed,
it doesn't hurt to let the insect world have a nibble or ten.

To be honest, there's not much to the plant at all at the moment, just a few
bladed fronds. :-( It never got to flower last year either. But it smells so
good when it's in full swing !


Rachael