Something is eating the leaves of my mixed hardy primrose plants. Can this
be slugs or something else? I put out a beer trap yesterday just in case.

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Elaine

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Something is eating the leaves of my mixed hardy primrose plants. Can this
be slugs or something else? I put out a beer trap yesterday just in case.

--
Elaine


Got deer, woodchucks or rabbits in the neighborhood? One way to find out
(sort of) is to stick a little wire cage over some of the plants. If they're
still being eaten, it's not mammals.

hmmm good idea, I will try the cage and see. Funny thing out of 15 plants
they picked the runt of the litter to pick on.
Might have been a rabbit. One was seen a few days ago roaming around the
neighborhood looking for trouble.

Thanks for the tip. BTW my beer trap was empty today so it must be a 4
legged mammal type.
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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Something is eating the leaves of my mixed hardy primrose plants. Can
this be slugs or something else? I put out a beer trap yesterday just in
case.

--
Elaine


Got deer, woodchucks or rabbits in the neighborhood? One way to find out
(sort of) is to stick a little wire cage over some of the plants. If
they're still being eaten, it's not mammals.

Was that rabbit wearing a hoodie and carrying a flashlight?


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hmmm good idea, I will try the cage and see. Funny thing out of 15 plants
they picked the runt of the litter to pick on.
Might have been a rabbit. One was seen a few days ago roaming around the
neighborhood looking for trouble.

Thanks for the tip. BTW my beer trap was empty today so it must be a 4
legged mammal type.
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
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Something is eating the leaves of my mixed hardy primrose plants. Can
this be slugs or something else? I put out a beer trap yesterday just in
case.

--
Elaine


Got deer, woodchucks or rabbits in the neighborhood? One way to find out
(sort of) is to stick a little wire cage over some of the plants. If
they're still being eaten, it's not mammals.

Yep and he was up to no good (they said he had a tattoo of a skulk and
crossbones on his ear.)

If I use my plastic pond netting I use to keep leaves out in the fall do
you think he will chew thru that? I don't have the wire to cover that big of
a bed. 4x8ft.and if I just cover the one he's been eating he will probably
just eat the others.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Was that rabbit wearing a hoodie and carrying a flashlight?


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hmmm good idea, I will try the cage and see. Funny thing out of 15 plants
they picked the runt of the litter to pick on.
Might have been a rabbit. One was seen a few days ago roaming around the
neighborhood looking for trouble.

Thanks for the tip. BTW my beer trap was empty today so it must be a 4
legged mammal type.
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
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Something is eating the leaves of my mixed hardy primrose plants. Can
this be slugs or something else? I put out a beer trap yesterday just
in case.

--
Elaine


Got deer, woodchucks or rabbits in the neighborhood? One way to find
out (sort of) is to stick a little wire cage over some of the plants. If
they're still being eaten, it's not mammals.

I would not trust netting to take care of this problem. I'd head to a home
supply store and get a roll of fence wire. There's a type coated with green
plastic. It blends nicely with flower beds. Make a raised cover for the
entire bed. The holes in the fence wire are big enough for leaves & flowers
to grow through.


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Yep and he was up to no good (they said he had a tattoo of a skulk and
crossbones on his ear.)

If I use my plastic pond netting I use to keep leaves out in the fall do
you think he will chew thru that? I don't have the wire to cover that big
of a bed. 4x8ft.and if I just cover the one he's been eating he will
probably just eat the others.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Was that rabbit wearing a hoodie and carrying a flashlight?


wrote in message
...
hmmm good idea, I will try the cage and see. Funny thing out of 15
plants they picked the runt of the litter to pick on.
Might have been a rabbit. One was seen a few days ago roaming around the
neighborhood looking for trouble.

Thanks for the tip. BTW my beer trap was empty today so it must be a 4
legged mammal type.
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
...
Something is eating the leaves of my mixed hardy primrose plants. Can
this be slugs or something else? I put out a beer trap yesterday just
in case.

--
Elaine


Got deer, woodchucks or rabbits in the neighborhood? One way to find
out (sort of) is to stick a little wire cage over some of the plants.
If they're still being eaten, it's not mammals.