"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote ...

Are dire. They are only a few inches high and already flowering. I know
they are supposed to be dwarf peas..but this is ridiculous.
Is it too late to sow some more?
They had very bad cold weather and got drowned, then a spell of very hot
weather and then another drowning. Poor things have done well to survive
at all.
Should I pull them out and start again?



The mice ate all ours, all two 20ft rows. So no peas for us this year
unless I plant some earlies in July for a September crop.
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Blimey! You must have loads of mice. Does the old idea of soaking them in
paraffin work? ISTR my grandfather used to do that.
Ever thought of adopting a "mouser"? I sometimes see adverts from the
Cat's Protection League for these cats, they are usually ex-feral kittens
that have been tamed but are still a bit too shy for for mixing in with a
family as young adults - they prefer an outdoor life, apparently ideal for
farms and stables (and possibly allotments?) I assume you'd have to keep
them in your tool shed for a while to let them settle to the area and
obviously feed them. Sounds an ideal solution for hard to home cats and
also for rodent control.
Just an idea.

Tina