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what attacks young dahlia plants in a greenhouse

lilypad

By Lilypad

gwent, United Kingdom

I sowed 10 dahlia seeds ecently bought and put the seedlings in 3" pots in good compost. Then I placed them on a wire mesh table in the greenhouse. I even put some inside a seed tray still in their pots on the table. By morning all trace of plants was gone. What ate them?




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Mice probably

27 Sep, 2009

 

Slugs get mine

27 Sep, 2009

 

snails were the culprits in my case. went down late one night to get straw for the rabbits and there it was munching away.

27 Sep, 2009

 

So slugs, snails, mice... all we nosh on your choice seedlings - sigh!

27 Sep, 2009

 

Earwigs get mine even though I use flowerpot and straw traps.

28 Sep, 2009

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