Pam Moore wrote:
On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:44:01 +0100, sam wrote:


Every year I have planted onion sets in my modest vegetable plot, and
before they have had time to get established several of them are lifted,
by birds (presumably).The sets are left lying on the ground.Why do birds
do this ? This year,for the first time, I have covered the sets with
fleece, which will remain place until the onions are well established;
but I would still like to know the reason for this strange behaviour.


I learned a good tip from GQT (Bob Flowerdew I expect) which I have
tried this year, it seems with good effect.
I planted the sets in little ridges of soil and now they have rooted I
shall gradually move the earth away from them, or let the weather do
it, so the sets are exposed. I've had none lifted by birds using this
method.

Pam in Bristol
I also thought birds lifted them, last year I netted the onions, and
garlic, there were still odd ones lifted. I'm wondering if the action
of root growth does it.