"Christina Websell" wrote ...


"Paul Luton" wrote in message
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The peas (mangetous) that I planted in the allotment didn't seem to
germinate so I put some into containers. They all then germinated so the
allotment got a second row and the excess went into the garden.

The peas in the garden are now flowering despite a dry and shady
location. Those down the allotment seem to have been defoliated apart
from any shoots that made it to 9" above ground level. Can anyone suggest
a culprit ( guessing pigeons but we get those in the garden too) and how
to protect them ?

I'm having the same problem with the peas I've planted on the allotment,
but it cannot be pigeons in my case as they are netted against birds. They
were perfectly OK when I reared them here from seed but when I planted them
out on the lottie, something is chomping them.


Probably mice. If there is still any sign of the original pea they will
chomp it off and leave you a felled plant to die.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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