"Alan Holmes" wrote after
"Bob Hobden" wrote "Cerumen" wrote after
"Bob Hobden" moaned...
Planted two rows of early peas and only one single plant has come up,
not a sign of any others and I soaked them in White Spirit before
planting.
Anyone got any good anti-mice advice that has worked for them?

Tiny little land mines? I am not sure white spirit would leave the seeds
viable anyway would it? I have never had a mouse/pea seed problem but
would think a less drastic cover up smell such as maybe a spray of air
freshener along the drill before covering the seeds might work.

The White Spirit seemed to work last year for the second sowing after the
little blighters did for the first sowing but it's had no effect this
year. We haven't had a problem like this until we moved to this site
where there are no cats in the area, a neighbour on our last site had 27
some of which were always to be seen mousing on the site so certainly no
mice or rabbit problem there.
As someone else suggests, I think we may try fine wire netting over the
seeds and see how it goes.

Why not try sowing the peas in trays in the greenhouse and when they are
sprouting plant them out?


Ours isn't big enough what with all the other stuff that has to be in there.

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK