Agri Vehicles Insurance from Greenlands
« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!  (Read 2696 times)

knightquest

  • Joined May 2010
    • Birmingham
    • Knight Pet Supplies
What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« on: July 18, 2010, 11:41:27 pm »
We've got something that is eating our lettuce and kale. Haven't a clue what so your help would be much appreciated.

The leaves are really stripped I suppose. They are jagged and about 80% eaten. It's not slugs or snails but the blighters are very hungry. We bought some pick and grow back last week and it was decimated in two days. Don't suppose it'll grow back either.

Help please...............

Ian
Logged
Ian (me), Diane (my wife) and 4 dogs. Ollie (Lab mix) , Quest (Malamute), Gazer and Boris (Leonbergers)

Cobra

  • Joined Jun 2010
    • Somerset
    • Millers Of Sedgemoor
    • Facebook
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2010, 02:06:31 am »
OMG ?

Im sorry  :-[ Excuse teh rabbit joke  ;D

Slug problem? or animals getting in? Any clues at all?
Anything under the leaves or on the ground around the eaten veg etc, are the leaves eaten but the stems left including the leaf veins.
« Last Edit: July 19, 2010, 02:10:12 am by Cobra »
Logged

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
    • ABERDON GUNDOGS for work and show
    • Facebook
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2010, 12:06:10 pm »
Quote from: Cobra on July 19, 2010, 02:06:31 am
OMG ?
Very clever photography there! ;D

Maybe mice and voles eating your veg?
Logged
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
    • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2010, 03:18:45 pm »
Possibly pigeons or pheasants?
Logged
"Let's not talk about what we can do, but do what we can"

There is NO planet B - what are YOU doing to save our home?

Do something today that your future self will thank you for - plant a tree

 Love your soil - it's the lifeblood of your land.

Wizard

  • Joined Nov 2009
    • North East Lincolnshire
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2010, 05:58:23 pm »
Is it ORGANIC ! :farmer:
Logged
Don't do today what can be put off until tomorrow because today will be yesterday tomorrow

knightquest

  • Joined May 2010
    • Birmingham
    • Knight Pet Supplies
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2010, 01:10:38 am »
We are organic and I don't think that it's animals. We had a tub that was out of reach. Can't find anything on or under the leaves. Been out in the dead of night too   :-\

Hopefully a picture will follow.



Ian
« Last Edit: July 20, 2010, 01:13:47 am by knightquest »
Logged
Ian (me), Diane (my wife) and 4 dogs. Ollie (Lab mix) , Quest (Malamute), Gazer and Boris (Leonbergers)

Cobra

  • Joined Jun 2010
    • Somerset
    • Millers Of Sedgemoor
    • Facebook
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2010, 02:37:08 am »
Looking at the photo, I would concider birds? The leaves are appear torn and holes appear punched through rather than eaten or nibbled, catapiller, slug tend to eat in semi circular patterns.

What does everyone else think?
Logged

Wizard

  • Joined Nov 2009
    • North East Lincolnshire
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2010, 07:27:14 am »
Ian Pigeons
Logged
Don't do today what can be put off until tomorrow because today will be yesterday tomorrow

knightquest

  • Joined May 2010
    • Birmingham
    • Knight Pet Supplies
Re: What's eating me lettuce?...Not me!
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2010, 08:05:32 am »
Thank you.

I love this forum.

Ian
Logged
Ian (me), Diane (my wife) and 4 dogs. Ollie (Lab mix) , Quest (Malamute), Gazer and Boris (Leonbergers)
Pages: [1]
^ Back to top « previous next »
 

Overwintering lettuce

Started by Fleecewife (10.22)

 Replies: 1
Views: 1564 		Last post October 30, 2010, 11:01:28 pm
by Fleecewife
Small black flies on lettuce

Started by Dans (9.99)

 Replies: 2
Views: 4411 		Last post June 09, 2016, 01:15:40 pm
by Dans
cut and come again lettuce for autumn/winter in polytunnel - any experiences

Started by farmers wife (9.88)

 Replies: 2
Views: 1564 		Last post April 21, 2016, 12:17:40 am
by Lesley Silvester
something is eating my Brussels!

Started by northfifeduckling (5.8)

 Replies: 16
Views: 6055 		Last post March 06, 2011, 12:37:23 pm
by Blonde
What's eating my potatoes?

Started by HesterF (5.8)

 Replies: 5
Views: 3203 		Last post August 31, 2013, 09:27:21 pm
by Greenerlife

SMF © 2011, Simple Machines

Forum sponsors

FibreHut Energy Helpline Thomson & Morgan Time for Paws Scottish Smallholder & Grower Festival Ark Farm Livestock Movement Service

© The Accidental Smallholder Ltd 2003-2022. All rights reserved.

Design by Furness Internet

Site developed by Champion IS