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Cause of patchy germination of peas and broad beans?
The last peas and broad beans that I have sowed have been very patchy in
germination, part of the rows are fine, then there will be a complete gap of a foot or so, this is repeated along the rows. What may the cause be? I'm pretty certain that it is not slugs and I have laid the pea sticks over to keep the birds off. Is it likely to be mice? If so what is the prevention, I have a vague idea that my father dipped his in paraffin? TIA John -- Please only reply to Newsgroup as emails to this address are deleted on arrival. |
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Cause of patchy germination of peas and broad beans?
"Broadback" wrote in message ... The last peas and broad beans that I have sowed have been very patchy in germination, part of the rows are fine, then there will be a complete gap of a foot or so, this is repeated along the rows. What may the cause be? I'm pretty certain that it is not slugs and I have laid the pea sticks over to keep the birds off. Is it likely to be mice? If so what is the prevention, I have a vague idea that my father dipped his in paraffin? TIA John -- Please only reply to Newsgroup as emails to this address are deleted on arrival. I read recently that a scattering of chicken manure pellets at time of sowing helps - the smell of the pellets hides the smell of the seeds. It certainly worked for us - no gaps in peas or runner beans and it looks as though we have only lost a couple of broad beans Jeanne Stockdale |
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Cause of patchy germination of peas and broad beans?
I was losing 70-90% of my peas. I have a woodland garden and there is plenty
of evidence of woodmice-pretty little brown and white creatures. My heighbour uses paraffin or white spirit and I had 80-90% success by soaking the peas in white spirit for 20minutes.-He has success with germination and recommended 15-30minutes. No water soaking is needed and the white spirit can be strained off and re-used. I think mice were the culprits. " Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message ... "Broadback" wrote in message ... The last peas and broad beans that I have sowed have been very patchy in germination, part of the rows are fine, then there will be a complete gap of a foot or so, this is repeated along the rows. What may the cause be? I'm pretty certain that it is not slugs and I have laid the pea sticks over to keep the birds off. Is it likely to be mice? If so what is the prevention, I have a vague idea that my father dipped his in paraffin? TIA John -- Please only reply to Newsgroup as emails to this address are deleted on arrival. I read recently that a scattering of chicken manure pellets at time of sowing helps - the smell of the pellets hides the smell of the seeds. It certainly worked for us - no gaps in peas or runner beans and it looks as though we have only lost a couple of broad beans Jeanne Stockdale |
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