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bulbs being eaten
Something is digging up (and I assume eating) all my daffodil bulbs. I know
that squirrels do this but these were planted under largish pebbles (say 2 inches across) and in around some quite big (say 8 inches across) rocks. the pebbles have been scrapped away and the rocks rolled over. Also the same thing has happened to all the bulbs in our road verge and I can't see any squashed squirrels lying near by. The holes are deep (I planted the bulbs deeply). any advice please? -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset |
bulbs being eaten
On Oct 24, 1:08 pm, "catkin" wrote:
Something is digging up (and I assume eating) all my daffodil bulbs. I know that squirrels do this but these were planted under largish pebbles (say 2 inches across) and in around some quite big (say 8 inches across) rocks. the pebbles have been scrapped away and the rocks rolled over. Also the same thing has happened to all the bulbs in our road verge and I can't see any squashed squirrels lying near by. The holes are deep (I planted the bulbs deeply). any advice please? -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset Chickens ggrr!!! My neighbours scratch mine up!!!! Judith |
bulbs being eaten
On Oct 24, 1:17 pm, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:10:42 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 24/10/08 13:08, in article , "catkin" wrote: Something is digging up (and I assume eating) all my daffodil bulbs. I know that squirrels do this but these were planted under largish pebbles (say 2 inches across) and in around some quite big (say 8 inches across) rocks. the pebbles have been scrapped away and the rocks rolled over. Also the same thing has happened to all the bulbs in our road verge and I can't see any squashed squirrels lying near by. The holes are deep (I planted the bulbs deeply). any advice please? Mice? Rats? Aborigines? -- Martin Hello, bin down under have we? :-) Judith |
bulbs being eaten
Something is digging up (and I assume eating) all my daffodil bulbs.
Mice? Rats? the holes are big - several inches across and about 6-8 inches deep. -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset |
bulbs being eaten
"catkin" wrote in message ... Something is digging up (and I assume eating) all my daffodil bulbs. Mice? Rats? the holes are big - several inches across and about 6-8 inches deep. -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset I'm wondering if foxes eat daff bulbs...? Another idea ... you say you have a grass verge ... are you in the countryside, near badgers? I don't know if badgers eat bulbs, either ... just wondering out loud. Both badgers and foxes are capable of digging deep holes. I've had foxes, for example, come into my garden, roll cobbles away and dig up bulbs from a stone trough. Spider |
bulbs being eaten
In message , catkin
writes Something is digging up (and I assume eating) all my daffodil bulbs. Mice? Rats? the holes are big - several inches across and about 6-8 inches deep. Holes that size sounds very much like badgers .... and I know you have your fair share of them in Somerset. It is quite common for badgers to enter gardens and consume crops, fruit etc. and, while I haven't actually heard of them eating bulbs, they are very omnivorous. For what it's worth, the holes they dig tend to be oval(ish) with the spoil spread around. Very untidy. -- Tom W. Deepest Dorset |
bulbs being eaten
On Oct 24, 1:25 pm, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:20:28 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote: On Oct 24, 1:08 pm, "catkin" wrote: Something is digging up (and I assume eating) all my daffodil bulbs. I know that squirrels do this but these were planted under largish pebbles (say 2 inches across) and in around some quite big (say 8 inches across) rocks. the pebbles have been scrapped away and the rocks rolled over. Also the same thing has happened to all the bulbs in our road verge and I can't see any squashed squirrels lying near by. The holes are deep (I planted the bulbs deeply). any advice please? Chickens ggrr!!! My neighbours scratch mine up!!!! @#$%^ French you can't trust them :o) -- Martin I can always depend on you Martin for a gossip and a smile over the garden fence :-) Today I managed to plant Narzissen Botanisch Mixed (must be Dutch innit?). Lets hope nothing digs up this lot! Judith |
bulbs being eaten
Another idea ... you say you have a grass verge ... are you in the
countryside, near badgers? yes - there are badgers about but our garden is fenced (the old people had a dog) so I thought that things like badgers wouldn't be able to get into it. -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset |
bulbs being eaten
On 24/10/08 19:55, in article ,
"catkin" wrote: Another idea ... you say you have a grass verge ... are you in the countryside, near badgers? yes - there are badgers about but our garden is fenced (the old people had a dog) so I thought that things like badgers wouldn't be able to get into it. They sort of tunnel through Devon stone and foliage hedge/walls here and it would take a lot to stop them. Their claws are immensely powerful for digging and their teeth can bite a man's leg to the bone. Badgers are a distinct possibility. If, in your lanes, you see little outspills of earth onto the surface, that's probably a badger battering its way through. We see them all over the place here and sadly, often see dead badgers, too. They love peanuts apparently so it's up to you to decide whether feeding them peanuts would keep them off your bulbs or merely encourage them to forage further! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
bulbs being eaten
In article ,
lid says... @#$%^ French you can't trust them :o) You can say what you like about the French, but they know how to treat royalty and the nobility! Jim --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 081025-1, 10/25/2008 Tested on: 10/26/2008 3:25:28 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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