"SusieThompson" wrote in message
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We're starting to eat the first of our rhubarb and very good it is.
But
we suddenly have a problem. I went out this morning to find that a
lot
of the larger younger leaves have been stripped right down to the main
veins, leaving just a ragged skeleton. No holes in the leaves, just
the
leaves chewed right back. I I didn't think anything ate rhubarb
leaves,
given that they're known to be poisonous. Has anybody any idea who or
what the culprits might be?
Thanks
Susie
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Susie Thompson, Isle of Arran
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Snails and slugs love rhubarb. I suggest you pay a visit after dark in
order to confirm or disprove this theory.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

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"SusieThompson" wrote in message
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We're starting to eat the first of our rhubarb and very good it is.
But
we suddenly have a problem. I went out this morning to find that a
lot
of the larger younger leaves have been stripped right down to the
main
veins, leaving just a ragged skeleton. No holes in the leaves, just
the
leaves chewed right back. I I didn't think anything ate rhubarb
leaves,
given that they're known to be poisonous. Has anybody any idea who
or
what the culprits might be?
Thanks
Susie
--
Susie Thompson, Isle of Arran
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Snails and slugs love rhubarb. I suggest you pay a visit after dark
in
order to confirm or disprove this theory.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

Did you have a peep at night to eliminate the slug/snail theory?

"SusieThompson" wrote in message
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In message , Emrys Davies
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Did you have a peep at night to eliminate the slug/snail theory?


I did have a look, but nothing to be seen. There's been no further damage
since the original, so I'm hoping that whatever it was has gone away.
Susie

I know what eats mine - the hens :-(

I put a coil of chicken wire round the stems so that the hens couldn't reach
the leaves. The chicks just flew up, sat on the 'crown' and muched away.

Mary