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David in Normandy[_8_] · 13-07-2012, 12:59 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 13/07/2012 10:12, wrote:
(other than me, obv)

Nick has a load of chard seedlings in root trainers and they desperately need
planting out, as the roots are now matted together! I don't have time to put
out the brassicas yet as they need to be protected from pigeons, butterflies
etc.

If I put the chard out with no protection, will they survive, or will I come
home to find pink skeletons?

(as you may have guessed, it's not something I've grown before!)

I've grown Swiss Chard for a number of years. Generally it is pest free,
though sometimes slugs and caterpillars will attack it. However, given a
preference brassicas are much more likely to be eaten the the adjacent
chard left untouched. Even pigeons seem to dislike it.