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Who or what is digging in my pot?
Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled
area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
On 11/07/2013 11:03, Broadback wrote:
Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? My neighbour complains of blackbirds digging into the soil on her pots. If not blackbirds could it be hedgehogs searching for grubs? -- Wendy Tinley SE Sheffield 4 miles west of junction 30 M1 |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:03:21 +0100, Broadback
wrote: Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? It's probably a bird. I have seen Jays and Blackbirds having a dig in my pots. The Jays are digging holes to hide their collection of thing to eat later. The blackbirds dig to check whatever the Jays have buried. Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:22:28 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:57:59 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:03:21 +0100, Broadback wrote: Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? It's probably a bird. I have seen Jays and Blackbirds having a dig in my pots. The Jays are digging holes to hide their collection of thing to eat later. The blackbirds dig to check whatever the Jays have buried. and the thieving magpies take the lot. The magpies are frightened off by the Jays! Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
On 11/07/2013 12:33, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:03:21 +0100, Broadback wrote: Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? I have a seed tray full of mesembryanthemum cuttings 'down the garden'. Some of the larger bits are flowering. Something, I assume a bird, has pulled all the flowering bits out and strewn them around! The non-flowering bits are undisturbed. Birds do do funny things! Thanks folk, birds get the bird! :-)) I see all of those types in the front garden, so assume it must be one or the other, or a combination. But why should they confine themselves to one pot, the thyme? |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
"Broadback" wrote in message ... Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? I am thinking toad or toads, have a gentle investigation and you may find the culprit still in there, they are not hunting just looking for a cool spot to spend the day and often return to the same pot night after night. -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:31:47 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:26:44 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:22:28 +0200, Martin wrote: On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:57:59 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:03:21 +0100, Broadback wrote: Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? It's probably a bird. I have seen Jays and Blackbirds having a dig in my pots. The Jays are digging holes to hide their collection of thing to eat later. The blackbirds dig to check whatever the Jays have buried. and the thieving magpies take the lot. The magpies are frightened off by the Jays! Everything is frightened off by the beaks of parakeets. The first day in our new house two parakeets decided to visit the bird feeder. We haven't seen them since. Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
On 11/07/2013 16:25, Charlie Pridham wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message ... Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? I am thinking toad or toads, have a gentle investigation and you may find the culprit still in there, they are not hunting just looking for a cool spot to spend the day and often return to the same pot night after night. We've just had a field mouse come and introduce himself at our back door. Bold as brass. Never seen one round here before |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:31:12 +0100, Wendy Tinley
wrote: On 11/07/2013 11:03, Broadback wrote: Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? My neighbour complains of blackbirds digging into the soil on her pots. If not blackbirds could it be hedgehogs searching for grubs? Probably blackbirds. I have a nest with a second brood of young currently scavenging around my garden. They throw soil out of pots, throw the gravel onto the paving slabs of the path and scatter "mind-your-own-business" all over the place. If you had bulbs in the pots and squirrels around I'd blame the latter. A friend has a neighbour who feeds the squirrels and though he's a good neighbour otherwise she secretly curses him as she keeps losing bulbs! Pam in Bristol |
Who or what is digging in my pot?
"Broadback" wrote in message ... Outside my back door I have a dozen pots of various herbs on a gravelled area. Something is digging in the pot of thyme throwing the compost onto the gravel. About a third is now out and the roots of the time exposed almost to the bottom, this has been happening over several days. What is it likely to be? There is very little moisture there, though there are odd trails of slugs/snails on the exposed compost. Not worried, just wondering, mind you it is a bit of a pain as I will have to clean up the gravel nearby. I intend replanting with a new thyme plant then cover the compost with mesh. That still does not explain the cause. Any ideas please? Squirrel. |
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